CHROME-SHELL(1) General Commands Manual CHROME-SHELL(1)

chrome-shell — A native messaging host for executing shell commands.

chrome-shell [options] [command]

chrome-shell is a native messaging host for executing shell commands.

If no command is specified, the run command is assumed.

Copy the extension IDs you want to register in the manifest and run the following in your terminal.

chrome-shell install [--target=platform] [extension_ids]

Possible targets are chrome, chrome-dev, chrome-beta, chrome-canary and chromium.

Simply uninstall the manifest.

chrome-shell uninstall

The commands are as follows:

Run server.
Install manifest and register specified extensions.

Accepts a list of extension ID values. Each value represents an extension which is allowed to communicate with this native application.

Uninstall manifest.

The options are as follows:

=platform
Specifies the target platform.

Possible values are chrome, chrome-dev, chrome-beta, chrome-canary and chromium.

Default is chrome.

Increases the level of verbosity (the max level is -vvv).
=file
Specifies the file to use for logging.

Default is stderr.

, --help
Show this help.
, --version
Show version.

Report bugs on the
issue tracker,
ask questions on the
IRC channel,
send patches on the
mailing list.

Mathieu Ablasou <taupiqueur.kanto@gmail.com>

January 4, 2023