Command Center is an Enigma2 plugin that allows you to run shell/telnet commands directly on your receiver, organized by categories.
It provides a user-friendly interface to select, execute, and monitor command output in real time – perfect for system administration, debugging, or learning Linux commands on your set‑top box.
The plugin includes hundreds of pre‑defined commands covering:
- System information (CPU, memory, disks)
- Process management
- Network diagnostics
- Package management (opkg, apt, dpkg)
- Filesystem operations
- Compression/archive tools
- Media / streaming utilities
- Enigma2 specific commands (restart GUI, reload channels, etc.)
- Screenshots
- And many more utilities
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- 📂 Categorized commands – quickly find what you need.
▶️ Execute any command with the press of a button.- 🖥️ Live output monitor – see command output as it runs.
- 📜 Full scrollable output – use UP/DOWN for line‑by‑line scrolling, CH+/CH– for page scrolling (in CommandScreen). In LogViewer, use UP/DOWN for lines, LEFT/RIGHT or CH+/CH– for pages.
- 💾 Save output to
/tmp/for later analysis. - 🔄 Auto‑scroll (optional) – automatically follows new output.
- 🎨 Color‑coded buttons – intuitive navigation.
- 📋 Command descriptions – understand what each command does.
- 🐞 Debug Mode Screen – dedicated environment for dangerous / debugging commands that may restart or crash Enigma2.
- Predefined debug commands (full debug restart, stop Enigma2, journal logs, screenshot, etc.).
- Commands run in background, output saved to persistent logs (
/home/root/logs/debug_*.log). - Browse, view, and delete logs directly from the plugin.
- Works for OE‑Alliance (init 4 / killall / ENIGMA_DEBUG_LVL) and DreamBox (journalctl).
- 📄 Advanced Log Viewer – inspired by CrashlogViewer.
- Shows full log content in a scrollable window.
- Switch between Full Log and Error Only view (with GREEN button).
- Scroll line by line (UP/DOWN) or page by page (CH+/CH– or LEFT/RIGHT).
- ⚙️ Fully external command list – commands are stored in
/etc/enigma2/commandcenter_commands.json. Edit with any text editor – no plugin code changes needed. - 🛡️ Automatic backups – every time you save custom commands or settings, a timestamped backup (
.bak) is created. Your data is safe. - 🔘 Manager screen – easily add custom commands, edit existing ones, or disable predefined commands (toggle with INFO button).
- ℹ️ INFO button works everywhere – shows version, command details, or toggles disable state.
- 📱 Optimized for all screen sizes – includes dedicated skins for HD (1280×720), Full HD (1920×1080) and WQHD (2560×1440). Automatically selected based on your screen resolution.
- 🌍 Fully translatable – uses Enigma2’s locale system (Italian and German included).
- Copy the plugin folder to your Enigma2 receiver:
/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/CommandCenter- Set permissions (if needed):
chmod 755 /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/CommandCenter/plugin.py- Restart Enigma2 (GUI restart or full reboot).
Note: On first run, the plugin will create the following configuration files:
/etc/enigma2/commandcenter_commands.json– your editable command list (copied fromdefault_commands.jsoninside the plugin folder)./etc/enigma2/commandcenter_custom.json– your personal custom commands./etc/enigma2/commandcenter_config.json– disabled states and command modifications./home/root/logs/– directory for debug logs (created automatically).
- UP / DOWN – navigate through categories.
- OK – open the selected category.
- BLUE – open the Manager screen (see below).
- INFO – show plugin version and info.
- MENU – open the Debug Mode screen (new in v1.2).
- UP / DOWN – select a command from the list.
- GREEN / OK – execute the selected command.
- LEFT / RIGHT – scroll the output area one page up/down (using pageUp/pageDown).
- CH+ / CH– (PageUp/PageDown) – scroll the output area one page up/down.
- YELLOW – clear the output area.
- BLUE – save the current output to
/tmp/command_output_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.txt. - INFO – show the full command and its description.
- RED – go back to category list.
- UP / DOWN – browse all commands (predefined + custom).
- OK – edit the selected command.
- GREEN – add a new custom command (enter command and description).
- YELLOW – edit the selected command.
- BLUE – delete a custom command or disable a predefined command (opens confirmation).
- INFO – toggle the
[DISABLED]state for predefined commands only (disabled commands won’t appear in the main list). - RED – exit the manager.
- UP / DOWN – select a debug command.
- GREEN / OK – run the selected debug command (confirmation required).
- YELLOW – toggle between command list and log browser.
- BLUE – delete the selected log file (when in log browser).
- INFO – view the content of the selected log file (opens Log Viewer).
- RED – exit debug screen.
What is Debug Mode for?
Some commands (like init 4 ; killall -9 enigma2 ; ENIGMA_DEBUG_LVL=4 enigma2) will restart or crash Enigma2. Normal execution would immediately close the plugin and you would lose the output. Debug Mode runs such commands in a detached background script, saving all output to a persistent log file in /home/root/logs/. After Enigma2 restarts, you can come back to Debug Mode, press YELLOW to see the list of logs, select one and press INFO to view it in the dedicated Log Viewer.
- UP / DOWN – scroll the log text line by line.
- LEFT / RIGHT or CH+/CH– – scroll page by page.
- GREEN – switch between Full Log and Error Only view (automatically extracts tracebacks and errors).
- RED / OK / CANCEL – close the viewer.
All predefined commands are stored in /etc/enigma2/commandcenter_commands.json.
You can edit this file with any text editor (e.g., via FTP) – the plugin reads it every time it opens.
The format is:
{
"Category Name": [
["command", "description"],
["another command", "description"]
]
}If the file is missing or corrupted, the plugin recreates it from the default (shipped inside the plugin folder).
Use the Manager screen (BLUE button) → Add Custom (GREEN).
Custom commands are saved in /etc/enigma2/commandcenter_custom.json and appear under a special "Custom" category.
In the Manager screen, move to a predefined command and press INFO to toggle the [DISABLED] flag. Disabled commands are hidden from the main command list.
Every time you save changes (custom commands, disabled state, modifications), the plugin creates a timestamped backup of the affected configuration file.
Example: /etc/enigma2/commandcenter_config.json.20260526_123456.bak
To restore, simply copy the backup file back to the original name.
The plugin automatically detects your screen resolution and loads the appropriate skin from:
skins/hd/– for 1280×720 (or narrower)skins/fhd/– for 1920×1080skins/wqhd/– for 2560×1440
You can customize the skin files (CategoryScreen.xml, CommandScreen.xml, ManagerScreen.xml, DebugScreen.xml, and LogViewer inline skin) to match your personal taste.
The plugin is fully translatable. Currently included:
- English (default)
- Italian
- German
To add your own language, create a .po file in the locale/ folder, compile it to .mo, and place it in the appropriate language directory.
This project is licensed under the GPLv3 License.
You are free to use, modify, and distribute this software under the terms of the license.
Please keep the original copyright and credits.
- Plugin development: Lululla.
- Special thanks to the Enigma2 community and all testers.
- Inspiration for LogViewer – CrashlogViewer by Lululla.
Compatible with all Enigma2‑based receivers (OpenPLi, OpenATV, OpenVision, Pure2, DreamBox, etc.).
For issues, feature requests, or contributions, please open an issue on GitHub.