Using the console
Line-mode commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
help |
List commands. |
clear / cls |
Clear the screen. |
cd <dir> |
Change directory (stateful; ~ supported; confined to the VM in vm mode). |
history, rwhoami, alias, unalias, theme |
Console helpers. |
edit <file> / fm [path] |
Built-in editor / file manager (mobile friendly). |
service add\|list\|start\|stop\|restart\|logs\|rm |
Supervised bots/workers — see COMMANDS.md. Everyone. |
keepalive · sudo backup · sudo reboot --yes |
Stay awake, back up/restore, restart in place — see FREE_HOSTING.md. |
expose <port> <name> · expose list · expose rm <name> |
Publish a server you started at /<name>/ — see Hosting web apps. Everyone. |
version |
Print the Rconsole version. |
rconsole update [--check\|--yes\|--rollback] |
Check for a new release and update to it (admins) — see Updating rconsole. |
vm … |
Your systems (vm list, vm install, vm shell, vm use, vm doctor, …) — see above. Available to everyone. |
neofetch / fetch / rfetch |
System summary: your VM's (in vm mode) or Rconsole's (host mode); rfetch is always Rconsole's. Fits your screen width. |
<cmd> &, jobs, jobout %n, jobtail %n, fg %n, kill %n |
Background jobs. |
logout |
Log out (anyone). |
sudo cpass / cuser |
Change a password / rename a user (state and VM move with the name). |
sudo muser / ruser |
Create / delete a user (their VM and state are removed too). |
sudo suser / auser <u> / nauser <u> |
List users / grant / revoke admin. |
sudo rboot |
Factory reset: kill apps, wipe state and VMs, reset users. |
sudo kprocess [pid] |
Kill a process (or everything this session hosts). Refuses to kill the server itself. |
sudo env …, sudo agent, sudo opencode |
Per-user env vars, AI agent, opencode launcher. |
Commands prefixed with sudo require an admin account; a non-admin who types
sudo anything is refused.
Real commands
Anything that isn't a built-in runs in your current target through a real shell,
so pipes, redirects, &&, globbing and quoting behave as in any shell:
$ ls -la | grep py > files.txt && wc -l files.txt
Interactive programs (nano vim less top python bash ssh git log …) open in a
real PTY window. Close it with the ✕ button in the top-right corner (works on
phones, where there is no Esc key) or press Esc: either one ends the session and
returns you to the console. Other commands have a 60-second timeout —
append & to run longer ones as a job.