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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ida

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install ida

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install ida

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install ida

# Scoop installation
scoop install ida

# Winget installation
winget install ida

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
ida create <name>

# Read file/resource
ida read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
ida update <name>

# Delete file/resource
ida delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
ida list --all

# Search for files/resources
ida search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
ida ping <host>

# Scan network range
ida scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
ida start --daemon

# Stop running process
ida stop --force

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

# Check process status
ida status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
ida monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
ida killall

# Show running processes
ida ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
ida logout

# Change password
ida passwd

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

# List active sessions
ida sessions

# Revoke session
ida revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
ida monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
ida monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
ida history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
ida logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
ida logs --rotate

# Export logs
ida logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
ida logs --clear

# Archive logs
ida logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo ida <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
ida config validate

# Reset to default configuration
ida config reset

# Check configuration file location
ida config show --file

# Backup current configuration
ida config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
ida config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
ida status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u ida

# Start in debug mode
ida start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
ida killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
ida cache clear

# Show cache statistics
ida cache stats

# Optimize performance
ida optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
ida metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
ida --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using ida

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if ida --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"
    ida 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
IDA_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.ida/config.yaml
IDA_HOME	Home directory	~/.ida
IDA_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
IDA_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.ida/logs/ida.log
IDA_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.ida/cache
IDA_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.ida/data
IDA_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
IDA_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize ida
ida init

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

# 3. Start service
ida start

# 4. Check status
ida status

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

# 6. View results
ida results

# 7. Stop service
ida stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
ida 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