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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install kiwi

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install kiwi

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install kiwi

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install kiwi

# Scoop installation
scoop install kiwi

# Winget installation
winget install kiwi

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
kiwi create <name>

# Read file/resource
kiwi read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
kiwi update <name>

# Delete file/resource
kiwi delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
kiwi list --all

# Search for files/resources
kiwi search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
kiwi ping <host>

# Scan network range
kiwi scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
kiwi start --daemon

# Stop running process
kiwi stop --force

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

# Check process status
kiwi status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
kiwi monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
kiwi killall

# Show running processes
kiwi ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
kiwi logout

# Change password
kiwi passwd

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

# List active sessions
kiwi sessions

# Revoke session
kiwi revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
kiwi monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
kiwi monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
kiwi history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
kiwi logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
kiwi logs --rotate

# Export logs
kiwi logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
kiwi logs --clear

# Archive logs
kiwi logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo kiwi <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
kiwi config validate

# Reset to default configuration
kiwi config reset

# Check configuration file location
kiwi config show --file

# Backup current configuration
kiwi config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
kiwi config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
kiwi status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u kiwi

# Start in debug mode
kiwi start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
kiwi killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
kiwi cache clear

# Show cache statistics
kiwi cache stats

# Optimize performance
kiwi optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
kiwi metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
kiwi --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using kiwi

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if kiwi --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"
    kiwi 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
KIWI_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.kiwi/config.yaml
KIWI_HOME	Home directory	~/.kiwi
KIWI_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
KIWI_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.kiwi/logs/kiwi.log
KIWI_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.kiwi/cache
KIWI_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.kiwi/data
KIWI_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
KIWI_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize kiwi
kiwi init

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

# 3. Start service
kiwi start

# 4. Check status
kiwi status

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

# 6. View results
kiwi results

# 7. Stop service
kiwi stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
kiwi 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