Google’s Chrome OS might seem like a simple desktop OS aimed at people looking to get going quickly on Chrome and its ecosystem of apps, but there’s more than what meets the eye. Like Windows and Linux, Chrome OS too features a command-line interface dubbed Chrome Shell or Crosh. It lets you run various tests, debug problems, monitor different system settings, and perform diagnostic tests on your Chromebook. So, if you have been wanting to tinker with your Chromebook, here are 40 cool Chrome OS commands to run in Crosh.
Here, we have mentioned all sorts of commands, for both basic to advanced users. No matter what problems you are facing on your Chromebook, you can find Crosh commands below to run a large range of tests. You can click on the link below to move to different sections.
- Basic
- System
- Network
- Developers
Basic
Before you start executing commands, you’ll have to start up Crosh. To do it, simply press Ctrl+Alt+T and Crosh should open up in Chrome like any other tab.
Ctrl+C :While it’s not exactly a command, but if want to forcefully close some ongoing operations on Crosh then simply press Ctrl+C to stop the execution instantly.
vmc stop termina : It allows you to force close the whole Linux container on Chrome OS. If Linux apps or files stop working for you then you can use it to shut down the whole Linux system.
vmc start –enable-gpu : Run this command to force enable GPU while using Linux on Chrome OS. This way the visual performance of Linux apps will be much better.
top : Chrome OS’ task manager (shows all processes).
ping www.beebom.com : works like in other operating systems for network troubleshooting.
p2p_update : enable or disable peer-to-peer update sharing.
set_cellular_ppp : set PPP username and password for cellular connection (Chromebooks with cellular connectivity).
p2p_update –show-peers : In a P2P connection, you can check the current number of connections with this command.
shell : more commands aimed at developers (Developer mode only).
