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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install puppeteer

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install puppeteer

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install puppeteer

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install puppeteer

# Scoop installation
scoop install puppeteer

# Winget installation
winget install puppeteer

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
puppeteer create <name>

# Read file/resource
puppeteer read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
puppeteer update <name>

# Delete file/resource
puppeteer delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
puppeteer list --all

# Search for files/resources
puppeteer search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
puppeteer ping <host>

# Scan network range
puppeteer scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
puppeteer start --daemon

# Stop running process
puppeteer stop --force

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

# Check process status
puppeteer status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
puppeteer monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
puppeteer killall

# Show running processes
puppeteer ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
puppeteer logout

# Change password
puppeteer passwd

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

# List active sessions
puppeteer sessions

# Revoke session
puppeteer revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
puppeteer monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
puppeteer monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
puppeteer history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
puppeteer logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
puppeteer logs --rotate

# Export logs
puppeteer logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
puppeteer logs --clear

# Archive logs
puppeteer logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo puppeteer <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
puppeteer config validate

# Reset to default configuration
puppeteer config reset

# Check configuration file location
puppeteer config show --file

# Backup current configuration
puppeteer config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
puppeteer config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
puppeteer status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u puppeteer

# Start in debug mode
puppeteer start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
puppeteer killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
puppeteer cache clear

# Show cache statistics
puppeteer cache stats

# Optimize performance
puppeteer optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
puppeteer metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
puppeteer --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using puppeteer

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if puppeteer --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"
    puppeteer 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
PUPPETEER_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.puppeteer/config.yaml
PUPPETEER_HOME	Home directory	~/.puppeteer
PUPPETEER_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
PUPPETEER_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.puppeteer/logs/puppeteer.log
PUPPETEER_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.puppeteer/cache
PUPPETEER_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.puppeteer/data
PUPPETEER_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
PUPPETEER_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize puppeteer
puppeteer init

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

# 3. Start service
puppeteer start

# 4. Check status
puppeteer status

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

# 6. View results
puppeteer results

# 7. Stop service
puppeteer stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
puppeteer 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