The software embeds a shell executed on the device.
The shell can be used remotely with telnet, or with a usb connection with the CamFlasher.
In default mode pycameresp is running, it runs servers, wifi manager and motion detection.
To enter the shell you have to suspend the servers in progress, to do this press any key when you see the message : Press key to start command line.
It may take a few seconds especially in the boot phase, retry press key if it does not start, and you should see :
<<<<<<<<<< Enter shell >>>>>>>>>>
/=>
The prompt of shell is :
=>
To edit a script, just enter
=> edit myscript.py
Press escape to exit from text editor, F5 execute the script currently being edited (execution looks for a main function and executes it). (See editor)
To return to server mode use exit command :
/=> exit
<<<<<<<<<< Exit shell >>>>>>>>>>
If you done Ctrl-C or quit command you will find the prompt python, after that you must reboot to restart the servers.
To start the shell directly from python :
>>> from shell import sh
>>> sh()
| commands | help |
|---|---|
| cat | display the content of file |
| cd | change directory |
| cls | clear screen |
| cp | copy file |
| cleanupsd | erase on sdcard all unnecessary files left behind by mac os or windows |
| date | get the system date or synchronize with Ntp |
| deepsleep | deepsleep of board |
| df | display free disk space |
| dump | display hexadecimal dump of the content of file |
| edit | start editor with selected file |
| eval | evaluation python string |
| exec | execute python string |
| exit | exit of shell |
| formatsd | format the sd card |
| download | transfer files from device to computer (only available with camflasher) |
| find | find a file |
| flashinfo | flash informations |
| gc | garbage collection |
| grep | grep text in many files |
| help | list all command available |
| host2ip | convert hostname in ip address |
| upload | transfer files from computer to device (only available with camflasher) |
| ip2host | convert ip address in hostname |
| ll | list files with details |
| ls | list files |
| man | manual of one command |
| meminfo | memory informations |
| mkdir | create directory |
| mount | mount sd card |
| mv | move file |
| ping | ping host |
| pwd | current directory |
| reboot | reboot board |
| rm | remove file |
| rmdir | remove directory |
| run | execute python script |
| setdate | set date and time |
| sysinfo | system informations |
| temperature | device temperature |
| umount | umount sd card |
| uptime | the amount of time system is running |
| vtcolors | show VT100 colors supported |