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Gruyere

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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gruyere

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install gruyere

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install gruyere

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install gruyere

# Scoop installation
scoop install gruyere

# Winget installation
winget install gruyere

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
gruyere create <name>

# Read file/resource
gruyere read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
gruyere update <name>

# Delete file/resource
gruyere delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
gruyere list --all

# Search for files/resources
gruyere search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
gruyere ping <host>

# Scan network range
gruyere scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
gruyere start --daemon

# Stop running process
gruyere stop --force

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

# Check process status
gruyere status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
gruyere monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
gruyere killall

# Show running processes
gruyere ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
gruyere logout

# Change password
gruyere passwd

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

# List active sessions
gruyere sessions

# Revoke session
gruyere revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
gruyere monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
gruyere monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
gruyere history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
gruyere logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
gruyere logs --rotate

# Export logs
gruyere logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
gruyere logs --clear

# Archive logs
gruyere logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo gruyere <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
gruyere config validate

# Reset to default configuration
gruyere config reset

# Check configuration file location
gruyere config show --file

# Backup current configuration
gruyere config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
gruyere config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
gruyere status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u gruyere

# Start in debug mode
gruyere start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
gruyere killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
gruyere cache clear

# Show cache statistics
gruyere cache stats

# Optimize performance
gruyere optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
gruyere metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
gruyere --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using gruyere

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if gruyere --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"
    gruyere 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
GRUYERE_CONFIG Configuration file path ~/.gruyere/config.yaml
GRUYERE_HOME Home directory ~/.gruyere
GRUYERE_LOG_LEVEL Logging level INFO
GRUYERE_LOG_FILE Log file path ~/.gruyere/logs/gruyere.log
GRUYERE_CACHE_DIR Cache directory ~/.gruyere/cache
GRUYERE_DATA_DIR Data directory ~/.gruyere/data
GRUYERE_TIMEOUT Default timeout 30s
GRUYERE_MAX_WORKERS Maximum workers 4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize gruyere
gruyere init

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

# 3. Start service
gruyere start

# 4. Check status
gruyere status

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

# 6. View results
gruyere results

# 7. Stop service
gruyere stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
gruyere 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