CLI Reference

This page lists how to launch go-web-monitor and every command and key binding available in the Command input.

Launch

Command	Description
`go run ./cmd/tui`	Run directly from source
`./go-web-monitor`	Run the built binary

The program takes no flags or arguments, and its data file is always .webMonitor.json in the current working directory.

Main Commands

Command	Syntax	Description
`add`	`add <url>`	Adds a site and checks it once; an existing URL is not added twice
`delete` / `del` / `remove` / `rm`	`del <url>`	Removes a site; the URL must match the list entry exactly
`smtp` / `smtp show`	`smtp`	Switches to the SMTP view
`smtp`	`smtp <key> <value>`	Sets an SMTP field or manages recipients
`test`	`test`	Sends a test email in the background
`refresh`	`refresh`	Re-checks every site in the background now
`back`	`back`	Returns from the SMTP view to the main view
`quit` / `exit` / `bye`	`quit`	Exits the program

Unlisted commands are ignored without an error.

SMTP Keys

Key	Value	Description
`host`	Hostname	SMTP host
`port`	Integer	Rejected when not an integer
`username`	String	Auth username
`password`	String	Auth password
`from`	Email	Sender address
`enabled`	`true` / `1` / other	`true` or `1` enables; anything else disables
`add`	Email	Adds a recipient (duplicates and blanks ignored)
`delete` / `del` / `remove` / `rm`	Email	Removes a recipient

Key Bindings

Key	Description
`Enter`	Submits the command in the Command input
`Esc`	Returns from the SMTP view to the main view
`Ctrl+C`	Exits the program

Error Feedback

When add / del / smtp fail (duplicate URL, URL not found, unknown key, non-integer port), the error goes to stdout through fmt.Printf; test failures go to stderr. Neither appears in the System panel.