# Matter Open IoT SDK Shell Example Application The example exposes configuration and management APIs via a command line interface. It parses a command line and calls the corresponding service execution. There is a set of common shell commands which perform basic device operations. For more details see [Common shell commands](../README.md#matter-shell-command-details). ## Build and run For information on how to build and run this example and further information about the platform it is run on see [Open IoT SDK examples](../../../examples/openiotsdk_examples.md). The example name to use in the scripts is `shell`. ## Using the example Communication with the application goes through the active telnet session. When the application runs these lines should be visible: ``` [INF] [SH] Open IoT SDK shell example application start [INF] [SH] Open IoT SDK shell example application run > ``` The shell application launched correctly. Pass commands to the terminal and wait for the response. The application supports common Matter shell commands. They are used to control the basic functionalities of the device. For more details read: [Common shell commands](../README.md#matter-shell-command-details) Example: ``` > echo Hello Hello Done ```