PingAlmost every operating system allows ping command. You can use the output file later to view issues with your network adapter.
It lets you perform network diagnostic tests and also allows you to save the output in txt file. In such case all you have to do is use this command. Network_diagThere are times when you want to diagnose the network related issues in your computer. In order to play the sound you just recorded, follow the command. This allows your Chromebook to run the audio recording for 5 seconds. You can use the sound command in following way. SoundThis command is not only helpful for diagnosing your Chromebook audio but it also allows you to record audio. Information like your device uptime and the amount of time the device was in use is shown here. If you don't find any information about process anywhere else then this is the place where you can find it. You can check out low level processes using this command. You can find out which apps, tabs and processes are running in the background. So in order to access those tasks you need to use this command. TopChrome OS like any other operating system allows you to manage tasks. You can also use this command to find out number of hosts you are connected to. If you don't want to use the ssh from the developer console then you can use the utility from the Google Chrome store. Once connected you can then use the ssh server as per your need. SshThe ssh command allows you to connect to server. So we'll stick our focus towards the safe commands to be used right from the command line itself. There are few other advanced commands that you can use with the developer mode. packet_captureThis command does the tracking of incoming and outgoing packets. systraceThis command allows you to do system tracing and it also does the job of capturing logs for debugging purpose.Ģ. Here are some safe commands that you can use.ġ.
You can control some of the desktop services and other device background services using this mode. You can also set few options for entire system right from this mode. In order to exit from the chrome shell all you have to do is type EXIT command.ĭeveloper Mode ConsoleChrome Shell developer mode allows you to run additional commands to diagnose your system. You can access the normal desktop interface back and forth using ALT + TAB. Note: on certain Chrome OS devices, you must have the developer setting enabled. This should give you developer level access to the shell.
After that step all you have to do is use username as sudo and password chronos. Do note that if you have disabled the developer access then it won't let you get into shell.
When you type this command it opens the shell interface for you to execute your other commands. To access the shell interface type the following command: If you want to work with advanced set of shell commands then use the following command below: This command should show you some of the basic shell commands that you can use in the Chrome shell. In order to know what commands you are allowed to use in the shell, type the following command. You'll find the Chrome shell as shown in the image below. Use the following key combination on your Chrome desktop. In order to open the command prompt, follow the steps below.ġ. Depending on your requirement the commands will be different. There are many commands that allow you to connect to SSH server, monitor background service, debug network problems and perform hardware and device tests. Do note that even though it is Linux based operating system, it may not give you all the Linux terminal command access in your Chrome Shell. All you have to do is write the command that opens the chrome shell also known as Crosh. Entire Chrome OS being customized to be accessed right from the browser, so the shell too can be found there. Chrome OS is based on Linux operating system and so it allows the developers the access to the underlying shell interface.