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# Runtime Commands

It is possible to query and even change the state of entities like items or things. Therefore the console offers commands in various areas:

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**Please note: Some of the described commands are executed on the internal database and could break your installation. Please use this functionality only if you know what you are doing!**


## Examples

Query an item's state:

```
openhab> smarthome:status Heating_GF_Corridor
OFF
```

Changing an item's state:

```
openhab> smarthome:send Heating_GF_Corridor ON
Command has been sent successfully.
```

Get help for a command:

```
openhab> help smarthome:send
Usage: smarthome:send <item> <command> - sends a command for an item
```

### Items

| `smarthome:status <item>` | shows the current status of an item
| `smarthome:update <item> <state>` | sends a status update for an item
| `smarthome:send <item> <command>` | sends a command for an item
| `smarthome:items list [<pattern>]` | lists names and types of all items (matching the pattern, if given)
| `smarthome:items clear` | removes all items
| `smarthome:items remove <itemName>` | removes the given item

### Discovery

| `smarthome:discovery start <thingTypeUID!bindingID>` | runs a discovery on a given thing type or binding
| `smarthome:discovery enableBackgroundDiscovery <PID>` | enables background discovery for the discovery service with the given PID
| `smarthome:discovery disableBackgroundDiscovery <PID>` | disables background discovery for the discovery service with the given PID

### Inbox

| `smarthome:inbox` | lists all current inbox entries
| `smarthome:inbox listignored` | lists all ignored inbox entries
| `smarthome:inbox approve <thingUID> <label>` | creates a thing for an inbox entry
| `smarthome:inbox clear` | clears all current inbox entries
| `smarthome:inbox ignore <thingUID>` | ignores an inbox entry permanently

### Things

| `smarthome:things list` | lists all things
| `smarthome:things clear` | removes all managed things

### Links

| `smarthome:links list` | lists all links
| `smarthome:links addChannelLink <itemName> <channelUID>` | links an item with a channel
| `smarthome:links removeChannelLink <itemName> <thingUID>` | unlinks an item with a channel
| `smarthome:links clear` | removes all managed links

### Audio

| `smarthome:audio play [<sink>] <filename>` | plays a sound file from the `conf/sounds` folder through the optionally specified audio sink(s)
| `smarthome:audio stream [<sink>] <url>` | streams the sound from the url through the optionally specified audio sink(s)
| `smarthome:audio sources` | lists the audio sources
| `smarthome:audio sinks` | lists the audio sinks

### Voice

| `smarthome:voice say <text>` | speaks a text on the default audio sink with the default TTS and voice
| `smarthome:voice voices` | lists available voices of the active TTS services
| `smarthome:voice interpret <command>` | interprets a human language command

### Automation

| `smarthome:> <script to execute>` | Executes a script from the `conf/scripts` folder

### Firmware

| `smarthome:firmware list <thingTypeUID>` | Lists the available firmwares for a thing type.
| `smarthome:firmware status <thingUID>` | lists the firmware status for a thing
| `smarthome:firmware update <thingUID> <firmware version>` | updates the firmware for a thing