Chrome Shell, or “crosh” for short, is a shell environment included with Google’s Chrome OS.
Crosh offers various terminal commands that can be used on any Chromebook, even if developer mode is not activated. Read more: crosh commands on ChromeOS
Crosh contains commands for connecting to SSH servers, monitoring resource utilization, troubleshooting network issues, changing hidden hardware settings, running hardware tests, and other debugging tasks.
Crosh’s Opening
Ctrl+Alt+T anywhere in Chrome OS to launch the Crosh.
In a new browser tab, the Crosh shell appears.
You can execute the help command from the Crosh prompt to see a list of basic commands, or the help advanced command to see a list of “more advanced commands, primarily used for debugging.”
Below, we’ll go over some of the most intriguing instructions.
ssh
You don’t have to use Google’s Secure Shell (SSH) client, which is available in the Chrome Web Store.
You may connect to SSH servers without installing anything on your Chromebook by using the built-in ssh command.
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The ssh command is more sophisticated than you would think.
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Chrome has its own task manager, which displays which Chrome tabs, extensions, and plug-ins are consuming resources.
Crosh, on the other hand, provides the Linux top command, which displays all low-level processes that may be utilizing resources.
Most people will probably prefer Chrome’s built-in task manager, but the top utility provides more information.
It also displays information that you won’t find anywhere else in Chrome OS, such as the uptime of your Chromebook.
tracepath
The tracepath command, like traceroute, allows you to trace the path packets take to reach a remote server.
It’s another essential network-troubleshooting command since it helps you to pinpoint the specific location of network problems between you and another networked device.
network diag
The network diag command runs a short set of network diagnostic checks, saving the results as a.txt file that you can examine in the Files app on your Chromebook.
sound
Chrome adds a function for recording audio from your Chromebook’s microphone and then playing it back.
Run the following command to capture 10 seconds of audio from your Chromebook’s microphone:
10th audio recording
The audio is saved as a file in your Chromebook’s Files folder.
