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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install signal

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install signal

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install signal

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install signal

# Scoop installation
scoop install signal

# Winget installation
winget install signal

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
signal create <name>

# Read file/resource
signal read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
signal update <name>

# Delete file/resource
signal delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
signal list --all

# Search for files/resources
signal search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
signal ping <host>

# Scan network range
signal scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
signal start --daemon

# Stop running process
signal stop --force

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

# Check process status
signal status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
signal monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
signal killall

# Show running processes
signal ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
signal logout

# Change password
signal passwd

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

# List active sessions
signal sessions

# Revoke session
signal revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
signal monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
signal monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
signal history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
signal logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
signal logs --rotate

# Export logs
signal logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
signal logs --clear

# Archive logs
signal logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo signal <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
signal config validate

# Reset to default configuration
signal config reset

# Check configuration file location
signal config show --file

# Backup current configuration
signal config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
signal config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
signal status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u signal

# Start in debug mode
signal start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
signal killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
signal cache clear

# Show cache statistics
signal cache stats

# Optimize performance
signal optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
signal metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
signal --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using signal

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if signal --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"
    signal 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
SIGNAL_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.signal/config.yaml
SIGNAL_HOME	Home directory	~/.signal
SIGNAL_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
SIGNAL_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.signal/logs/signal.log
SIGNAL_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.signal/cache
SIGNAL_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.signal/data
SIGNAL_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
SIGNAL_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize signal
signal init

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

# 3. Start service
signal start

# 4. Check status
signal status

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

# 6. View results
signal results

# 7. Stop service
signal stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
signal 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