ChromeOS Shell (Crosh)
The ChromeOS Shell, also known as Crosh, is a command line interface built into ChromeOS. It is designed for basic system diagnostics and debugging. It is not a full shell and cannot be used to run scripts or install software.
The commands below may vary slightly depending your ChromeOS device features and enterprise/educational enrollment status.
| Command | Description | Command Details |
|---|---|---|
| arc | X | arc |
| autest | X | autest |
| authpolicy_debug | X | authpolicy_debug |
| battery_firmware | X | battery_firmware |
| battery_test | X | battery_test |
| builtin_corpssh | X | builtin_corpssh |
| ccd_pass | X | ccd_pass |
| chaps_debug | X | chaps_debug |
| connectivity | X | connectivity |
| cras | X | cras |
| diag | X | diag |
| display_debug | X | display_debug |
| dlc_install | X | dlc_install |
| dmesg | X | dmesg |
| dump_emk | X | dump_emk |
| enroll_status | X | enroll_status |
| evtest | X | evtest |
| ff_debug | X | ff_debug |
| free | X | free |
| gesture_prop | X | gesture_prop |
| help | X | help |
| help_advanced | X | help_advanced |
| hibernate | X | hibernate |
| ipaddrs | X | ipaddrs |
| meminfo | X | meminfo |
| memory_test | X | memory_test |
| modem | X | modem |
| network_diag | X | network_diag |
| p2p_update | X | p2p_update |
| packet_capture | X | packet_capture |
| ping | X | ping |
| printscan_debug | X | printscan_debug |
| rlz | X | rlz |
| rollback | X | rollback |
| route | X | route |
| set_apn | X | set_apn |
| set_arpgw | X | set_arpgw |
| set_cellular_ppp | X | set_cellular_ppp |
| set_time | X | set_time |
| set_wake_on_lan | X | set_wake_on_lan |
| shell | The "shell" opens a Linux Shell on ChromeOS devices that have developer mode active. | shell |
| storage_test_1 | X | storage_test_1 |
| storage_test_2 | X | storage_test_2 |
| swap | X | swap |
| sync | X | sync |
| syslog | X | syslog |
| time_info | X | time_info |
| top | X | top |
| tracepath | X | tracepath |
| u2f_flags | X | u2f_flags |
| uname | X | uname |
| upload_crashes | X | upload_crashes |
| upload_devcoredumps | X | upload_devcoredumps |
| uptime | X | uptime |
| verify_ro | X | verify_ro |
| vmc | X | vmc |
| vmstat | X | vmstat |
| vsh | X | vsh |
| wifi_fw_dump | X | wifi_fw_dump |
| wifi_power_save | X | wifi_power_save |
| wireguard | X | wireguard |