Shell Tools (mobitty-cli)
Mobitty provides a set of shell tools available inside your terminal sessions. These commands let you interact with the browser directly from the command line.
mobitty-cli <command> <path>
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
edit <path> | Open a file in the browser editor |
view <path> | View an image in the browser |
download <path> | Download a file to the browser |
edit
Opens a file in a full-screen browser editor. This is the same command that runs when programs like git commit or crontab -e need an editor — Mobitty sets $EDITOR and $VISUAL to mobitty-cli edit when the Remote Editor setting is enabled.
You can also invoke it directly:
mobitty-cli edit ~/.bashrc
When you open an image file, it automatically switches to the image viewer.
view
Opens an image file in a full-screen browser viewer with pinch-to-zoom support on mobile.
mobitty-cli view screenshot.png
Supported formats: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .webp, .bmp, .svg
download
Download a file from the server to your browser.
mobitty-cli download backup.tar.gz
The file is streamed directly to your browser's download manager — you'll see the standard download prompt or progress indicator, just like downloading any file from a website. Both absolute and relative paths are supported.