Commander.js

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JavaScript library command-line interface framework

Commander.js is a popular Node.js library for building command-line interfaces, providing a simple API for parsing arguments and defining commands and options.

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Commander.js CLI framework 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf JavaScript library ⓘ
command-line interface framework ⓘ
ecosystem Node.js NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature automatic help output ⓘ
automatic version flag ⓘ
chained API ⓘ
command description metadata ⓘ
custom parsing of option values ⓘ
default command support ⓘ
fluent interface ⓘ
hidden commands ⓘ
hidden options ⓘ
option description metadata ⓘ
pass-through options with "--" ⓘ
strict option parsing mode ⓘ
support for executable subcommands ⓘ
support for nested subcommands ⓘ
hasMethod command() ⓘ
description() ⓘ
helpInformation() ⓘ
option() ⓘ
outputHelp() ⓘ
parse() ⓘ
parseAsync() ⓘ
version() ⓘ
license MIT License ⓘ
mainClassOrFunction Command ⓘ
programmingLanguage JavaScript ⓘ
repositoryPlatform GitHub NERFINISHED ⓘ
runsOn Node.js NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports action handlers for commands ⓘ
argument parsing ⓘ
async command handlers ⓘ
command aliases ⓘ
command arguments with types ⓘ
command-line interface development ⓘ
command-specific options ⓘ
custom error handling ⓘ
custom help formatting ⓘ
custom help text ⓘ
default values for options ⓘ
environment variable integration ⓘ
flags ⓘ
global options ⓘ
help generation ⓘ
options parsing ⓘ
required options ⓘ
subcommands ⓘ
variadic arguments ⓘ
version option ⓘ
typicalImportName commander ⓘ
usedFor building CLI tools ⓘ
building developer tooling ⓘ
scripting automation interfaces ⓘ

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TJ Holowaychuk → created → Commander.js ⓘ
TJ Holowaychuk → knownFor → Commander.js ⓘ
TJ Holowaychuk → notableWork → Commander.js ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commander.js CLI framework