Crosh Commands | 57 Crosh Terminal Commands, All Chromebook User Should Know.

Crosh commands, do you know what it is? Of course, not that’s why you are here and it’s my duty to provide you in-depth knowledge of it and the things around it.

It is just like Aladdin’s lamp in your device. Only you have to make a wish and then, these commands will fulfill your desire.

I know you are still confused, about whatever I’m expelling here. That’s why I’m suggesting you stay tuned with this article and I’m pretty sure whenever you leave this page, your face will have great satisfaction because you have learned, how to manipulate your device with this powerful crosh?

With the help of these crosh commands hack your computer will do whatever you want.

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What Is The List Of Commands In Crosh?

Crosh Commands	Result
battery_test [< test length>]	To test battery status and discharge rate.
bt_console <agent>	Bluetooth debugging console.
chaps_debug [start|stop|<log_level>]	It will show the connectivity status. For more details “connectivity help”.
connectivity	To check connectivity status.
enterprise_ca_approve –allow-self-signed https://entca.theblogmagic.com	Accept self-signed an SSL certificate.
exit	To exit crosh shell terminal
experimental_storage < status | enable | disable >	Used to enable or disable experimental storage features.
ff_debug [<tag_expr>] [–help] [–list_valid_tags] [–reset]	Used to add and remove flimflam debugging tags.
help	It will show general help or details of specific commands.
help <command>	To check what commands do.
help connectivity	This command interacts with the 3G, and 4G modem. Follow “modem help” for detailed help.
help_advance	Shows more advanced crosh commands, mainly these are used for debugging.
Memory_test	On available free memory, test extensive memory.
modem < command > [args…]	This command performs a network suite diagnostics and saves the copy of the output into your download directory.
modem_set_carrier carrier-name	Configure the modem for the specific carrier network.
network_diag [–date] [–link] [–show-macs] [–wifi] [–help] [–wifi-mon] < host >	Enables or disables the peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing of updates over the local network. To see the current state without any argument run this command because this, gets updates from other peers in the network and share the download files with them.
network_logging < wifi | cellular | ethernet >	Enables a predefined set of tags and it is useful for debugging the specific device.
network_logging wifi	Debug the network connection of wifi, cellular, and ethernet, etc.
p2p_update [enable | disable]	This will attempt to roll back to the previous updates from saved cached on your system. Make sure this will powerwash your device after rolling the previous updates. Available on non-stable channels and non-enterprise enrolled devices.
packet_capture	Save packets while troubleshooting network connection
ping	[-4] [-6] [-c count] [-i interval] [-n] [-s packetsize] [-W waittime] < destination > Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to a network host. If < destination > is “gw” then the next hop gateway for the default route is used. Press Ctrl + C to STOP the ping process.
rlz < status | enable | disable >	To enable or disable RLZ
rollback	Set the PPP username and password for connecting the cellular network. If none of them are provided, it shows the PPP username for the available cellular network.
route [-n] [-6]	This will display the routing tables.
set_apn – c	This will clear the previously used APN so that the default APN will be used.
set_apn [-n < network-id >] [-u < username >] [-p < password >] < apn >	Set APN to use cellular data with the specific device and their usage.
set_arpgw < true | false >	To check default gateway is reachable.
set_cellular_ppp -c	This will clear the existing PPP username and password on the available cellular network.
set_cellular_ppp [-u < username >] [-p < password >]	To make the system file writable to remote rootfs verification on Chromebook OS.
set_time	Set time manually.
shell /usr/share/vboot/bin/make_dev_ssd.sh –remove_rootfs_verification	Used to configure sound settings. This will also be used to sound beamforming, sound recording, and sound play.
shell_history	To see the previous list of run commands you have run on your Chromebook OS.
sound < command > < argument >	To start SSH without entering into the subsystem. If ssh subsystem if invoked without any arguments. “ssh < user > < host >”, “ssh < user > < host > < port >”, “ssh < user >@< host >”. or “ssh < user >@< host > < port >”.
ssh	To see the Chrome OS version running on your Chromebook.
ssh_forget_host	This command is used to remove the host from known ssh. This display is known as hosts and prompts the host to forget.
storage_status	See storage health, vendor attributes, and error logs.
storage_test_1	Performs short offline smart test.
storage_test_2	Performs extensive readability tests.
sudo /opt/google/chrome/chrome –version	To see the Vital Product Data, or configuration information such as UUID, time zone, IMEI, language, region, model, keyboard layout, and serial number
sudo /usr/sbin/chromeos-firmwareupdate -V	See the bios of Chrome OS.
sudo dump_vpd_log –full –stdout	To see the Linux command working IP address.
sudo ifconfig eth0	Configure advanced touchpad.
sudo systrace	Save logs for debugging
syslog < message >	Saved message to syslog.
top	To run task manager.
tpcontrol {status | taptoclick [on|off] sensitivity [1-5] | set < property > <value>} tpcontrol {syntp [on|off]}	Track the path of the network host.
tracepath [-n] < destination >[/port]	To see Chromebook OS name.
uname -a	To see chromebook OS name.
update_engine_client -update	Used to update the OS version.
update_over_cellular [enable|disable]	Configure the auto updates without any arguments.
upload crashes	Upload the crash report to the available crash server.
uptime	This command will show, how long your system has been running? And the number of users are logged in real-time other than you.
wpa_cli	Configure the WAP information.
wpa_debug [< debug_level >] [–help] [–list_valid_level] [–reset]	Set wpa_supplicant in chrome debugging level
xset m [acc_mult[/acc_div] [thr]] xset m default	Configure the mouse acceleration rate.
xset r [keycode] < on|off >	Turn on or off autorepeat.
xset r rate [delay [rate]]	Tweak autorepeat rates.
update_over_cellular [enable/disable]	Auto-Updates Over Cellular Networks

What Are Evil Crosh Commands 2024?

Have you ever felt worried and needed to rethink before pressing Enter in the crosh shell terminal and executing the command because some dangerous crosh commands can harm your Chrome Book OS and can wipe all data.

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Ya, this is true crosh commands improve your productivity but if you are entering the known command and know the outcome result then this is good.

But what if, if you are entering an unknown command, which you don’t know their execution result?

Think about it, because some evil crosh commands can harm your device very badly.

That’s why I’m sharing Chrome untrusted crosh so that in the future you are aware before making mistakes and never run these commands on working Chrome where you saved lots of data.

Commands	Result
rm – Rf/	Change the directory
:(){:|: &};:	Recursion without termination condition.
^mistake^correction	This corrects the previous mistake and recovers the previous data but also keeps it in mind. If previous data have malicious code and malware, these will also restore.
shred /dev/sda	This will override the drive-in several passes.
dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sda	This overrides the disk multiple times.
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1	For creating a new file, it can wipe your existing disk.
chown -R root:root / # instead of chown -R root:root ./	This will mess up all OS files and their location. To fix all these you have to reinstall OS.
chmod -R 777 / # instead of chmod -R 777 ./	This will mess up all the permissions of the OS and create problems with using the Chromebook.
tar -czvf /path/to/file archive.tgz # instead of tar -czvf archive.tgz /path/to/file	It will compress the file without creating a backup of it.

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What Are Crosh Commands?

Before understanding the crosh command you have to understand, what is crosh or crosh shell? Often users say it is “chrome shell”. So, it depends upon you, what do you say?

Crosh shell is a command terminal panel for Chromebook OS that helps users to run several commands into it. Just like a Windows OS has a Windows power shell and run command, and macOS has a terminal.

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The commands used in the crosh shell panel are called crosh commands. With the help of these commands, you can debug Chrome OS problems, increase and improve productivity, and fix basic to advanced troubleshooting without entering into developer mode except exceptional.

Almost all Linux commands are locked inside this crosh shell.

How Does Crosh Work?

Crosh has commands that allow Chrome OS to do a specific task. It tweaks the hardware and software configurations and settings. OS has fed some specific tasks and their execution process.

So, when a user inputs commands, it processes and crawls their execution process and hence you find the result.

How To Use Crosh Commands On Chromebook OS?

Chrome OS is a widely used computer in the world but it is most popular in US and UK countries because these countries know the benefits of it.

It is affordable and improves productivity. If you know the hidden crosh commands. It will save your time and make you champ in front of others.

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If your internet browser is stuck between working hours and unresponsive, you can use cool crosh commands to unblock websites.

To use crosh hacks and open the crosh command shell terminal you have to press “Ctrl + Alt + T” on your keyboard. This will open the crosh terminal. Now follow with any command.

What Are Some Cool Commands for Crosh 2023?

You know what? There are so many cool, and funny crosh commands on Chrome, which you can use for fun. So if you are getting bored, you can use them for fun.

I already shared 67+ cool and evil crosh terminal commands. I recommended you to have a look at all these. These will all a value in your life.

1. Ping The Website.

You can use the ping command to ping the website and check for a stable connection to fix the troubleshooting. Type ping www.theblogmagic.com.

2. Top Command For Task Manager.

Do you know? Chromebook OS has its own task manager just like Windows and Mac have. You can use these commands to see all tasks running in the background of your Chrome and manage them all. Open the crosh shell terminal and type top.

3. Battery Test Command For Battery Health.

Using this command you can see Chrome OS battery health and its discharging rate per second. Type battery_test [second] second shows how much battery discharges in [second].

4. Memory Test Command.

Memory test commands show available space in your Chrome OS. Type memory_test.

Frequently Asked Questions.