Assetfinder

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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install assetfinder

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install assetfinder

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install assetfinder

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install assetfinder

# Scoop installation
scoop install assetfinder

# Winget installation
winget install assetfinder

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
assetfinder create <name>

# Read file/resource
assetfinder read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
assetfinder update <name>

# Delete file/resource
assetfinder delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
assetfinder list --all

# Search for files/resources
assetfinder search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
assetfinder ping <host>

# Scan network range
assetfinder scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
assetfinder start --daemon

# Stop running process
assetfinder stop --force

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

# Check process status
assetfinder status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
assetfinder monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
assetfinder killall

# Show running processes
assetfinder ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
assetfinder logout

# Change password
assetfinder passwd

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

# List active sessions
assetfinder sessions

# Revoke session
assetfinder revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
assetfinder monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
assetfinder monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
assetfinder history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
assetfinder logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
assetfinder logs --rotate

# Export logs
assetfinder logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
assetfinder logs --clear

# Archive logs
assetfinder logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo assetfinder <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
assetfinder config validate

# Reset to default configuration
assetfinder config reset

# Check configuration file location
assetfinder config show --file

# Backup current configuration
assetfinder config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
assetfinder config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
assetfinder status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u assetfinder

# Start in debug mode
assetfinder start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
assetfinder killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
assetfinder cache clear

# Show cache statistics
assetfinder cache stats

# Optimize performance
assetfinder optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
assetfinder metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
assetfinder --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using assetfinder

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if assetfinder --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"
    assetfinder 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
ASSETFINDER_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.assetfinder/config.yaml
ASSETFINDER_HOME	Home directory	~/.assetfinder
ASSETFINDER_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
ASSETFINDER_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.assetfinder/logs/assetfinder.log
ASSETFINDER_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.assetfinder/cache
ASSETFINDER_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.assetfinder/data
ASSETFINDER_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
ASSETFINDER_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize assetfinder
assetfinder init

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

# 3. Start service
assetfinder start

# 4. Check status
assetfinder status

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

# 6. View results
assetfinder results

# 7. Stop service
assetfinder stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
assetfinder 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