Gopher

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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gopher

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install gopher

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install gopher

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install gopher

# Scoop installation
scoop install gopher

# Winget installation
winget install gopher

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
gopher create <name>

# Read file/resource
gopher read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
gopher update <name>

# Delete file/resource
gopher delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
gopher list --all

# Search for files/resources
gopher search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
gopher ping <host>

# Scan network range
gopher scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
gopher start --daemon

# Stop running process
gopher stop --force

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

# Check process status
gopher status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
gopher monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
gopher killall

# Show running processes
gopher ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
gopher logout

# Change password
gopher passwd

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

# List active sessions
gopher sessions

# Revoke session
gopher revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
gopher monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
gopher monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
gopher history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
gopher logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
gopher logs --rotate

# Export logs
gopher logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
gopher logs --clear

# Archive logs
gopher logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo gopher <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
gopher config validate

# Reset to default configuration
gopher config reset

# Check configuration file location
gopher config show --file

# Backup current configuration
gopher config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
gopher config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
gopher status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u gopher

# Start in debug mode
gopher start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
gopher killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
gopher cache clear

# Show cache statistics
gopher cache stats

# Optimize performance
gopher optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
gopher metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
gopher --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using gopher

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if gopher --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"
    gopher 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
GOPHER_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.gopher/config.yaml
GOPHER_HOME	Home directory	~/.gopher
GOPHER_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
GOPHER_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.gopher/logs/gopher.log
GOPHER_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.gopher/cache
GOPHER_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.gopher/data
GOPHER_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
GOPHER_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize gopher
gopher init

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

# 3. Start service
gopher start

# 4. Check status
gopher status

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

# 6. View results
gopher results

# 7. Stop service
gopher stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
gopher 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