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Command line

The app doubles as a command-line tool. Commands take --machine <name> (the first machine by default) and --config <path>.

Command What it does
MiniControl --dump Prints what the panel would show
MiniControl --on <service> / --off / --restart Switches or restarts a service
MiniControl --run "<action>" Runs an action
MiniControl --reboot Restarts the server
MiniControl --setup-check Prints the Server Setup checklist
MiniControl --setup-script [all] Prints the setup script without running it
MiniControl --catalog Lists which catalog apps the server has
MiniControl --install <id> Installs a catalog app; --install-script <id> prints the script
MiniControl --hosts Shows Dev Hosts; also local, remote, add <name>, rm <name>
MiniControl --pair <host> Pairs from Terminal, printing the code
MiniControl --host-status This Mac as a server: its role, paired devices, whether pairing answers
MiniControl --probe <host> Prints what Add Machine would find, without changing anything
MiniControl --validate-config [path] Checks a config file
MiniControl --export-config Prints the config in use