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Runtime Commands

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

• Commands
• Firmware
• Inbox
• Things
• Items
• Discovery

Please note: Some of the commands described here are executed on the internal database and could brake your installation. So 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

Commands

| smarthome interpret | interprets the human language command | smarthome update | sends a status update for an item | smarthome send | sends a command for an item | smarthome >