Special Commands

NesterShell provides several special commands to perform specific operations beyond regular shell command execution.

Available Commands

:cd

Changes the current working directory.

Usage:

:cd [path]

Parameters:

• path: Target directory path (required)

Example:

:cd /var/www/html
:cd ../logs

:exit

Exits the current session.

Note

This command is executed entirely on the client side and does not communicate with the server.

Usage:

:exit

:help

Displays help information about commands.

Usage:

:help [command]

Parameters:

• command: Command name for specific help (optional)

Example:

:help
:help cd

:ping

Verifies the connection with the remote server.

Usage:

:ping

:pwd

Updates the current working directory to the server’s current directory

Usage:

:pwd