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Comprehensive detours commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
detours --version	Show detours version
detours --help	Display help information
detours init	Initialize detours in current directory
detours status	Check current status
detours list	List available options
detours info	Display system information
detours config	Show configuration settings
detours update	Update to latest version
detours start	Start detours service
detours stop	Stop detours service
detours restart	Restart detours service
detours reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install detours

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/detours/releases/latest/download/detours-linux
chmod +x detours-linux
sudo mv detours-linux /usr/local/bin/detours

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/detours.git
cd detours
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install detours

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install detours

# Manual installation
curl -L -o detours https://github.com/example/detours/releases/latest/download/detours-macos
chmod +x detours
sudo mv detours /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install detours

# Scoop installation
scoop install detours

# Winget installation
winget install detours

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/detours/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
detours config show	Display current configuration
detours config list	List all configuration options
detours config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
detours config get <key>	Get configuration value
detours config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
detours config reset	Reset to default configuration
detours config validate	Validate configuration file
detours config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
detours create <name>

# Read file/resource
detours read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
detours update <name>

# Delete file/resource
detours delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
detours copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
detours move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
detours list --all

# Search for files/resources
detours search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
detours connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
detours listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
detours send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
detours receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
detours ping <host>

# Scan network range
detours scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
detours monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
detours proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
detours start --daemon

# Stop running process
detours stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
detours restart --config <file>

# Check process status
detours status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
detours monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
detours killall

# Show running processes
detours ps

# Manage process priority
detours priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
detours login --user <username>

# Login with API key
detours login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
detours login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
detours logout

# Change password
detours passwd

# Generate new API key
detours generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
detours sessions

# Revoke session
detours revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
detours encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
detours decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
detours keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
detours sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
detours verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
detours hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
detours cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
detours cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
detours monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
detours monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
detours monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
detours monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
detours monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
detours report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
detours alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
detours history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
detours logs

# View logs with filter
detours logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
detours logs --follow

# Set log level
detours logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
detours logs --rotate

# Export logs
detours logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
detours logs --clear

# Archive logs
detours logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if detours is installed
which detours
detours --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall detours
# or
brew reinstall detours

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo detours <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which detours)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/detours

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/detours

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
detours config validate

# Reset to default configuration
detours config reset

# Check configuration file location
detours config show --file

# Backup current configuration
detours config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
detours config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
detours status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u detours

# Start in debug mode
detours start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
detours killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
detours --debug	Enable debug output
detours --verbose	Enable verbose logging
detours --trace	Enable trace logging
detours test	Run built-in tests
detours doctor	Run system health check
detours diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
detours benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
detours validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
detours --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
detours --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
detours --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
detours --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
detours cache clear

# Show cache statistics
detours cache stats

# Optimize performance
detours optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
detours metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
detours --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
detours --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
detours --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
detours queue add <item>
detours queue process
detours queue status
detours queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using detours

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="detours.log"

# Check if detours is available
if ! command -v detours &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: detours is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting detours operation"

    if detours --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    detours cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
DETOURS_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.detours/config.yaml
DETOURS_HOME	Home directory	~/.detours
DETOURS_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
DETOURS_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.detours/logs/detours.log
DETOURS_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.detours/cache
DETOURS_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.detours/data
DETOURS_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
DETOURS_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.detours/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.detours/logs/detours.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.detours/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize detours
detours init

# 2. Configure basic settings
detours config set host example.com
detours config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
detours start

# 4. Check status
detours status

# 5. Perform operations
detours run --target example.com

# 6. View results
detours results

# 7. Stop service
detours stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
detours run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
detours monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
detours report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated detours workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    detours \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
detours report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub