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Comprehensive webscreenshot commands and workflows for software development across all platforms.

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install webscreenshot

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install webscreenshot

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install webscreenshot

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install webscreenshot

# Scoop installation
scoop install webscreenshot

# Winget installation
winget install webscreenshot

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
webscreenshot create <name>

# Read file/resource
webscreenshot read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
webscreenshot update <name>

# Delete file/resource
webscreenshot delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
webscreenshot list --all

# Search for files/resources
webscreenshot search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
webscreenshot ping <host>

# Scan network range
webscreenshot scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
webscreenshot start --daemon

# Stop running process
webscreenshot stop --force

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

# Check process status
webscreenshot status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
webscreenshot monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
webscreenshot killall

# Show running processes
webscreenshot ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
webscreenshot logout

# Change password
webscreenshot passwd

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

# List active sessions
webscreenshot sessions

# Revoke session
webscreenshot revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
webscreenshot monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
webscreenshot monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
webscreenshot history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
webscreenshot logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
webscreenshot logs --rotate

# Export logs
webscreenshot logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
webscreenshot logs --clear

# Archive logs
webscreenshot logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo webscreenshot <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
webscreenshot config validate

# Reset to default configuration
webscreenshot config reset

# Check configuration file location
webscreenshot config show --file

# Backup current configuration
webscreenshot config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
webscreenshot config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
webscreenshot status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u webscreenshot

# Start in debug mode
webscreenshot start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
webscreenshot killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
webscreenshot cache clear

# Show cache statistics
webscreenshot cache stats

# Optimize performance
webscreenshot optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
webscreenshot metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
webscreenshot --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using webscreenshot

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if webscreenshot --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"
    webscreenshot 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
WEBSCREENSHOT_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.webscreenshot/config.yaml
WEBSCREENSHOT_HOME	Home directory	~/.webscreenshot
WEBSCREENSHOT_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
WEBSCREENSHOT_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.webscreenshot/logs/webscreenshot.log
WEBSCREENSHOT_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.webscreenshot/cache
WEBSCREENSHOT_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.webscreenshot/data
WEBSCREENSHOT_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
WEBSCREENSHOT_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize webscreenshot
webscreenshot init

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

# 3. Start service
webscreenshot start

# 4. Check status
webscreenshot status

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

# 6. View results
webscreenshot results

# 7. Stop service
webscreenshot stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
webscreenshot 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