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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install silver

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install silver

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install silver

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install silver

# Scoop installation
scoop install silver

# Winget installation
winget install silver

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
silver create <name>

# Read file/resource
silver read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
silver update <name>

# Delete file/resource
silver delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
silver list --all

# Search for files/resources
silver search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
silver ping <host>

# Scan network range
silver scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
silver start --daemon

# Stop running process
silver stop --force

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

# Check process status
silver status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
silver monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
silver killall

# Show running processes
silver ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
silver logout

# Change password
silver passwd

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

# List active sessions
silver sessions

# Revoke session
silver revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
silver monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
silver monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
silver history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
silver logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
silver logs --rotate

# Export logs
silver logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
silver logs --clear

# Archive logs
silver logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo silver <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
silver config validate

# Reset to default configuration
silver config reset

# Check configuration file location
silver config show --file

# Backup current configuration
silver config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
silver config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
silver status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u silver

# Start in debug mode
silver start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
silver killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
silver cache clear

# Show cache statistics
silver cache stats

# Optimize performance
silver optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
silver metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
silver --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using silver

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if silver --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"
    silver 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
SILVER_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.silver/config.yaml
SILVER_HOME	Home directory	~/.silver
SILVER_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
SILVER_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.silver/logs/silver.log
SILVER_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.silver/cache
SILVER_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.silver/data
SILVER_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
SILVER_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize silver
silver init

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

# 3. Start service
silver start

# 4. Check status
silver status

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

# 6. View results
silver results

# 7. Stop service
silver stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
silver 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