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+.. _engine command:
+
+====================
+Command Line Engines
+====================
+
+.. sidebar:: info
+
+   - :origin:`command.py <searx/engines/command.py>`
+   - :ref:`offline engines`
+
+With *command engines* administrators can run engines to integrate arbitrary
+shell commands.
+
+When creating and enabling a ``command`` engine on a public instance, you must
+be careful to avoid leaking private data.  The easiest solution is to limit the
+access by setting ``tokens`` as described in section :ref:`private engines`.
+
+The engine base is flexible.  Only your imagination can limit the power of this
+engine (and maybe security concerns).  The following options are available:
+
+``command``:
+  A comma separated list of the elements of the command.  A special token
+  ``{{QUERY}}`` tells where to put the search terms of the user. Example:
+
+  .. code:: yaml
+
+     ['ls', '-l', '-h', '{{QUERY}}']
+
+``delimiter``:
+  A mapping containing a delimiter ``char`` and the *titles* of each element in
+  ``keys``.
+
+``parse_regex``:
+  A dict containing the regular expressions for each result key.
+
+``query_type``:
+
+  The expected type of user search terms.  Possible values: ``path`` and
+  ``enum``.
+
+  ``path``:
+    Checks if the user provided path is inside the working directory.  If not,
+    the query is not executed.
+
+  ``enum``:
+    Is a list of allowed search terms.  If the user submits something which is
+    not included in the list, the query returns an error.
+
+``query_enum``:
+  A list containing allowed search terms if ``query_type`` is set to ``enum``.
+
+``working_dir``:
+
+  The directory where the command has to be executed.  Default: ``./``
+
+``result_separator``:
+  The character that separates results. Default: ``\n``
+
+The example engine below can be used to find files with a specific name in the
+configured working directory:
+
+.. code:: yaml
+
+  - name: find
+    engine: command
+    command: ['find', '.', '-name', '{{QUERY}}']
+    query_type: path
+    shortcut: fnd
+    delimiter:
+        chars: ' '
+        keys: ['line']
+
+
+Acknowledgment
+==============
+
+This development was sponsored by `Search and Discovery Fund
+<https://nlnet.nl/discovery>`_ of `NLnet Foundation <https://nlnet.nl/>`_.