Nm

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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nm

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install nm

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install nm

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install nm

# Scoop installation
scoop install nm

# Winget installation
winget install nm

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
nm create <name>

# Read file/resource
nm read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
nm update <name>

# Delete file/resource
nm delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
nm list --all

# Search for files/resources
nm search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
nm ping <host>

# Scan network range
nm scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
nm start --daemon

# Stop running process
nm stop --force

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

# Check process status
nm status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
nm monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
nm killall

# Show running processes
nm ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
nm logout

# Change password
nm passwd

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

# List active sessions
nm sessions

# Revoke session
nm revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
nm monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
nm monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
nm history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
nm logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
nm logs --rotate

# Export logs
nm logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
nm logs --clear

# Archive logs
nm logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo nm <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
nm config validate

# Reset to default configuration
nm config reset

# Check configuration file location
nm config show --file

# Backup current configuration
nm config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
nm config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
nm status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u nm

# Start in debug mode
nm start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
nm killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
nm cache clear

# Show cache statistics
nm cache stats

# Optimize performance
nm optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
nm metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
nm --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using nm

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if nm --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"
    nm 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
NM_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.nm/config.yaml
NM_HOME	Home directory	~/.nm
NM_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
NM_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.nm/logs/nm.log
NM_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.nm/cache
NM_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.nm/data
NM_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
NM_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize nm
nm init

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

# 3. Start service
nm start

# 4. Check status
nm status

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

# 6. View results
nm results

# 7. Stop service
nm stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
nm 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