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title: "Command line"
description: "Command line is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 30.7k installs sharing analytics and works locally."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/command-line"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/command-line.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
---

# Command line

> Command line is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 30.7k installs sharing analytics and works locally.

Command line is a built-in Home Assistant integration that runs shell commands to drive entities. It provides binary sensors, covers, notifiers, sensors and switches, all working locally on the Home Assistant host. Setup is done in the YAML configuration file, and nothing extra needs to be installed. A reload action applies changes to the command line configuration from YAML without a full restart. It can also post a notice in Settings, Repairs when a command with a template uses shell features.

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Set up in configuration.yaml. See [the documentation](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/command_line/).

## Supports

- **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
- **Set up in YAML**: Added through configuration.yaml.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

It is set up in configuration.yaml, not in the UI.

## Actions

- **Reload**: Reloads command line configuration from the YAML-configuration.

## Troubleshooting

- **Repair notices**: Notices it can show in Settings, Repairs:
  Command with a template uses shell features

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [DIY and makers](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/diy-and-makers.md), Web and data connectors
- Number: 30.7k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Domain: `command_line`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/command_line/>

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/command-line

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