# \#cli **URL:** https://discourse.openrobotics.org/tag/cli/99.md [Latest](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/tags.md) --- ## [DendROS - colored ROS2 terminal output with utils](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/dendros-colored-ros2-terminal-output-with-utils/58797)
**Author:** [@mlisi1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/mlisi1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/dendros-colored-ros2-terminal-output-with-utils/58797 "2026-10-19T23:40:57Z")
Hi all, I’d like to share DendROS, an open-source tool that makes ROS 2 terminal output easier to read. When a launch file starts thirty nodes, they all print to the same terminal in the same color, and the line you nee… --- ## [Ros2\_info — a terminal workspace lens for ROS 2 (TUI + optional local AI)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-info-a-terminal-workspace-lens-for-ros-2-tui-optional-local-ai/56590)
**Author:** [@zang7777](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/zang7777)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-info-a-terminal-workspace-lens-for-ros-2-tui-optional-local-ai/56590 "2026-07-15T16:23:29Z")
Hi all, Sharing a tool I’ve been building: ros2\_info — a fastfetch-style ROS 2 workstation dashboard with a full-screen terminal UI. Written in Rust, so it runs headless over SSH and on Pi/Jetson-class hardware without … --- ## [Built a free CLI to diagnose ROS2 multi-machine setups: pip install ros2forge](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/built-a-free-cli-to-diagnose-ros2-multi-machine-setups-pip-install-ros2forge/55017)
**Author:** [@ambigram](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ambigram)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/built-a-free-cli-to-diagnose-ros2-multi-machine-setups-pip-install-ros2forge/55017 "2026-05-23T18:59:11Z")
I’m a first-year engineering student on the IIT Bombay Mars Rover team. I kept losing days to the same ROS2 issues: DDS discovery failures, UFW silently blocking UDP, clock drift causing handshake failures, nodes not … --- ## [Colorful ROS2 Command Line!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/colorful-ros2-command-line/54165)
**Author:** [@penwang](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/penwang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/colorful-ros2-command-line/54165 "2026-04-20T02:24:13Z")
Hi everyone, I am adding color support for ros2cli. Currently it is optional and controlled via ROS\_COLORIZED\_OUTPUT=1. Do you like it? GitHub PR: https://github.com/ros2/ros2cli/pull/1223 --- ## [ros2\_info — A fastfetch-like system info tool for ROS2](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-info-a-fastfetch-like-system-info-tool-for-ros2/53105)
**Author:** [@zang7777](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/zang7777)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-info-a-fastfetch-like-system-info-tool-for-ros2/53105 "2026-03-11T05:57:33Z")
Hey Open Robotics folks :waving\_hand: So I built a small tool called ros2\_info. The idea was simple: what if fastfetch, but for your entire ROS2 environment? One command → instant snapshot of everything happening in y… --- ## [\`ros2ai\` next-gen command line interface](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2ai-next-gen-command-line-interface/35040)
**Author:** [@tomoyafujita](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/tomoyafujita)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2ai-next-gen-command-line-interface/35040 "2024-04-17T20:55:27Z")
Hi ROS users, I could allocate some spare time during thanks-giving holiday to come up with idea and implementation. I would like to introduce ros2ai next-gen command line interface. (currently this is just a hobby and… --- ## [Lineturtle Drawing Robot Based on ESP32, microROS and ROS 2 by RoboFuntastic](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/lineturtle-drawing-robot-based-on-esp32-microros-and-ros-2-by-robofuntastic/32940)
**Author:** [@robofuntastic](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/robofuntastic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/lineturtle-drawing-robot-based-on-esp32-microros-and-ros-2-by-robofuntastic/32940 "2023-08-23T04:09:13Z")
:robot: Introducing “Lineturtle” by RoboFuntastic: Unleash Your Creativity with a Drawing Robot Adventure! :artist\_palette: Are you ready to dive into the captivating world of robotics and bring your imagination to life… --- ## [Brand-compliant 'ROS 2' and 'ROS 1' command aliases for 'ros2' and 'ros...' with autocompletion support](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/brand-compliant-ros-2-and-ros-1-command-aliases-for-ros2-and-ros-with-autocompletion-support/29996)
**Author:** [@christophebedard](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/christophebedard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/brand-compliant-ros-2-and-ros-1-command-aliases-for-ros2-and-ros-with-autocompletion-support/29996 "2023-03-02T22:19:51Z")
As you might know, it’s “ROS 2” and not “ROS2”; see the ROS brand guidelines, or shouldiputaspacebetweenrosand2.com for a quick and simple reference. Some people point to the ros2 command, saying that ROS 2’s main CLI en… --- ## [\[tutorial\] ROS 2 CLI](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/tutorial-ros-2-cli/10217)
**Author:** [@Jeremie](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Jeremie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/tutorial-ros-2-cli/10217 "2019-08-07T20:20:00Z")
Hi everyone, I’d like to advertise a blog post that is a small ROS 2 Command Line Interface (CLI) tutorial. You may find it at this link. Following a previous post about ROS 2 CLI in general, the tutorial walks you th…