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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install zsteg

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install zsteg

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install zsteg

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install zsteg

# Scoop installation
scoop install zsteg

# Winget installation
winget install zsteg

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
zsteg create <name>

# Read file/resource
zsteg read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
zsteg update <name>

# Delete file/resource
zsteg delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
zsteg list --all

# Search for files/resources
zsteg search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
zsteg ping <host>

# Scan network range
zsteg scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
zsteg start --daemon

# Stop running process
zsteg stop --force

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

# Check process status
zsteg status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
zsteg monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
zsteg killall

# Show running processes
zsteg ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
zsteg logout

# Change password
zsteg passwd

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

# List active sessions
zsteg sessions

# Revoke session
zsteg revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
zsteg monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
zsteg monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
zsteg history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
zsteg logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
zsteg logs --rotate

# Export logs
zsteg logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
zsteg logs --clear

# Archive logs
zsteg logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo zsteg <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
zsteg config validate

# Reset to default configuration
zsteg config reset

# Check configuration file location
zsteg config show --file

# Backup current configuration
zsteg config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
zsteg config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
zsteg status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u zsteg

# Start in debug mode
zsteg start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
zsteg killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
zsteg cache clear

# Show cache statistics
zsteg cache stats

# Optimize performance
zsteg optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
zsteg metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
zsteg --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using zsteg

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if zsteg --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"
    zsteg 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
ZSTEG_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.zsteg/config.yaml
ZSTEG_HOME	Home directory	~/.zsteg
ZSTEG_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
ZSTEG_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.zsteg/logs/zsteg.log
ZSTEG_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.zsteg/cache
ZSTEG_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.zsteg/data
ZSTEG_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
ZSTEG_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize zsteg
zsteg init

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

# 3. Start service
zsteg start

# 4. Check status
zsteg status

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

# 6. View results
zsteg results

# 7. Stop service
zsteg stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
zsteg 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

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• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub