Command Station

A GUI command-line companion for Linux users who would like a little help with the command line.

Features

• Embedded file manager with directory tree
• Text pane with one-click sudo, copy, paste, clear
• Multiple tabs for working on different commands simultaneously
• Save tabs as buttons via the "Clean" dialog
• Launches your system default terminal
• User-programmable buttons (tap the pencil icon to edit label, command, and color)
• Safety warning before sending "rm" commands to the terminal (can be disabled)

Debian / Ubuntu

Double-click the .deb file.

antiX

If you're on antiX or don't have a .deb installer:

sudo dpkg -i command-station_2.1.0_amd64.deb sudo apt -f install

Linux

1. Extract: tar -xzf command_station_linux_x64.tar.gz
2. Run: ./bundle/command_station

For "permission denied" : chmod +x bundle/command_station

Build from Source

1. Install Flutter
2. flutter pub get
3. flutter build linux --release
4. Run: ./build/linux/x64/release/bundle/command_station

Dependencies

• xdotool (for typing commands into the terminal)
• A terminal emulator (uses your system default; falls back to: roxterm, mate-terminal, gnome-terminal, konsole, xfce4-terminal, alacritty, kitty, or xterm)

License

MIT

2.1 Changelog

• Added tabs pane and clean up tabs tool (Tabs persist across restarts)
• Save tabs as buttons option

2.0 Changelog

• Buttons are now edited in-app (tap the pencil icon). The old ~/.config/command_station/buttons.json is no longer used.
• Safety warning before sending "rm" commands to the terminal (can be disabled)