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Gocrack

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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gocrack

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install gocrack

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install gocrack

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install gocrack

# Scoop installation
scoop install gocrack

# Winget installation
winget install gocrack

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
gocrack create <name>

# Read file/resource
gocrack read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
gocrack update <name>

# Delete file/resource
gocrack delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
gocrack list --all

# Search for files/resources
gocrack search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
gocrack ping <host>

# Scan network range
gocrack scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
gocrack start --daemon

# Stop running process
gocrack stop --force

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

# Check process status
gocrack status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
gocrack monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
gocrack killall

# Show running processes
gocrack ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
gocrack logout

# Change password
gocrack passwd

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

# List active sessions
gocrack sessions

# Revoke session
gocrack revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
gocrack monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
gocrack monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
gocrack history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
gocrack logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
gocrack logs --rotate

# Export logs
gocrack logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
gocrack logs --clear

# Archive logs
gocrack logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo gocrack <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
gocrack config validate

# Reset to default configuration
gocrack config reset

# Check configuration file location
gocrack config show --file

# Backup current configuration
gocrack config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
gocrack config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
gocrack status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u gocrack

# Start in debug mode
gocrack start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
gocrack killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
gocrack cache clear

# Show cache statistics
gocrack cache stats

# Optimize performance
gocrack optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
gocrack metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
gocrack --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using gocrack

set -euo pipefail

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

# Check if gocrack is available
if ! command -v gocrack &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: gocrack 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 gocrack operation"

    if gocrack --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"
    gocrack 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
GOCRACK_CONFIG Configuration file path ~/.gocrack/config.yaml
GOCRACK_HOME Home directory ~/.gocrack
GOCRACK_LOG_LEVEL Logging level INFO
GOCRACK_LOG_FILE Log file path ~/.gocrack/logs/gocrack.log
GOCRACK_CACHE_DIR Cache directory ~/.gocrack/cache
GOCRACK_DATA_DIR Data directory ~/.gocrack/data
GOCRACK_TIMEOUT Default timeout 30s
GOCRACK_MAX_WORKERS Maximum workers 4

Configuration File

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

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.gocrack/logs/gocrack.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: "~/.gocrack/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize gocrack
gocrack init

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

# 3. Start service
gocrack start

# 4. Check status
gocrack status

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

# 6. View results
gocrack results

# 7. Stop service
gocrack stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated gocrack 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..."

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
gocrack 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

Community Resources

Learning Resources

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

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