Procmon

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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install procmon

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install procmon

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install procmon

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install procmon

# Scoop installation
scoop install procmon

# Winget installation
winget install procmon

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
procmon create <name>

# Read file/resource
procmon read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
procmon update <name>

# Delete file/resource
procmon delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
procmon list --all

# Search for files/resources
procmon search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
procmon ping <host>

# Scan network range
procmon scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
procmon start --daemon

# Stop running process
procmon stop --force

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

# Check process status
procmon status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
procmon monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
procmon killall

# Show running processes
procmon ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
procmon logout

# Change password
procmon passwd

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

# List active sessions
procmon sessions

# Revoke session
procmon revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
procmon monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
procmon monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
procmon history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
procmon logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
procmon logs --rotate

# Export logs
procmon logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
procmon logs --clear

# Archive logs
procmon logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo procmon <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
procmon config validate

# Reset to default configuration
procmon config reset

# Check configuration file location
procmon config show --file

# Backup current configuration
procmon config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
procmon config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
procmon status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u procmon

# Start in debug mode
procmon start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
procmon killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
procmon cache clear

# Show cache statistics
procmon cache stats

# Optimize performance
procmon optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
procmon metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
procmon --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using procmon

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if procmon --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"
    procmon 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
PROCMON_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.procmon/config.yaml
PROCMON_HOME	Home directory	~/.procmon
PROCMON_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
PROCMON_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.procmon/logs/procmon.log
PROCMON_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.procmon/cache
PROCMON_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.procmon/data
PROCMON_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
PROCMON_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize procmon
procmon init

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

# 3. Start service
procmon start

# 4. Check status
procmon status

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

# 6. View results
procmon results

# 7. Stop service
procmon stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
procmon 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