Seatbelt

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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install seatbelt

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install seatbelt

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install seatbelt

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install seatbelt

# Scoop installation
scoop install seatbelt

# Winget installation
winget install seatbelt

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
seatbelt create <name>

# Read file/resource
seatbelt read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
seatbelt update <name>

# Delete file/resource
seatbelt delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
seatbelt list --all

# Search for files/resources
seatbelt search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
seatbelt ping <host>

# Scan network range
seatbelt scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
seatbelt start --daemon

# Stop running process
seatbelt stop --force

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

# Check process status
seatbelt status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
seatbelt monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
seatbelt killall

# Show running processes
seatbelt ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
seatbelt logout

# Change password
seatbelt passwd

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

# List active sessions
seatbelt sessions

# Revoke session
seatbelt revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
seatbelt monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
seatbelt monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
seatbelt history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
seatbelt logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
seatbelt logs --rotate

# Export logs
seatbelt logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
seatbelt logs --clear

# Archive logs
seatbelt logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo seatbelt <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
seatbelt config validate

# Reset to default configuration
seatbelt config reset

# Check configuration file location
seatbelt config show --file

# Backup current configuration
seatbelt config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
seatbelt config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
seatbelt status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u seatbelt

# Start in debug mode
seatbelt start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
seatbelt killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
seatbelt cache clear

# Show cache statistics
seatbelt cache stats

# Optimize performance
seatbelt optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
seatbelt metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
seatbelt --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using seatbelt

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if seatbelt --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"
    seatbelt 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
SEATBELT_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.seatbelt/config.yaml
SEATBELT_HOME	Home directory	~/.seatbelt
SEATBELT_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
SEATBELT_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.seatbelt/logs/seatbelt.log
SEATBELT_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.seatbelt/cache
SEATBELT_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.seatbelt/data
SEATBELT_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
SEATBELT_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize seatbelt
seatbelt init

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

# 3. Start service
seatbelt start

# 4. Check status
seatbelt status

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

# 6. View results
seatbelt results

# 7. Stop service
seatbelt stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
seatbelt 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