Commands And Processes

machine.commands runs commands inside a live machine. AsyncMachine.commands provides the async equivalent.

Command Execution

Method	Use
`run(command, args=None, shell=False, cwd=None, envs=None, timeout=None, background=False, on_stdout=None, on_stderr=None)`	Run a command, optionally stream output, or start it in the background.
`stream(...)`	Stream command output from a long-running foreground execution.

result = machine.commands.run(
    "python3 -m pytest",
    shell=True,
    cwd="/workspace/repo",
    envs={"PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "1"},
    timeout=300,
)
print(result.exit_code, result.stdout)

Use shell=True for authored shell strings. Use args=[...] when exact argument boundaries matter.

Background Processes

Method	Use
`run(..., background=True)`	Start a long-running command and return a process handle.
`list()`	List running commands and PTY sessions.
`send_stdin(pid, data)`	Send input to a process.
`logs(pid)`	Fetch stdout, stderr, and interleaved output.
`kill(pid)`	Stop a process by PID.

server = machine.commands.run(
    "python3 -m http.server 8080",
    shell=True,
    cwd="/workspace",
    background=True,
)
try:
    print(machine.get_url(8080))
    input("Open the URL, then press Enter to stop the server...")
finally:
    server.kill()

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