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Quick Actions

Quick Actions let you run a saved command with a single tap instead of typing on the watch keyboard.

WearSSH ships with 30+ built-in actions covering the commands you reach for most, including:

  • Navigationpwd, cd ~, cd .., ls -la, ls -lah
  • System infowhoami, uname -a, uptime, free -m, df -h, du -sh .
  • Process/monitoringps aux, top, htop
  • Networkingip a, netstat -tulnp, ping -c 4 8.8.8.8
  • Dockerdocker ps
  • Powersudo reboot, sudo shutdown -h now
  • Terminal control — Ctrl+C, Ctrl+D, Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+L, Tab completion, clear screen
  • Logs/historyjournalctl -n 50, history | tail -20, last | head -10

Add your own from Quick Actions → Add:

  • Name — shown on the button
  • Command — the literal string sent to the shell
  • Description — optional helper text
  • Icon — pick from the built-in icon set for icon-only shortcuts

Mark any action (built-in or custom) as a shortcut to pin it to a compact shortcut bar for the fastest possible access during a session, with its own sort order independent of the full action list.

Actions can be reordered, hidden from the main list without deleting them, or restored later — useful for trimming the list to only what you use for a given server.