cawfeecake/node-example-cli

An example of a CLI app. implemented with NodeJS

node-example-cli

Inspiration

https://github.com/mhulse/node-boilerplate-cli

A simple starting point for Node.js command line projects.

Includes: docker image!

Next, create a globally-installed symbolic link:

Step 1

$ npm install

Step 2

$ npm link

Run/test this demo code out of the box:

$ example -d path/to/a/directory/

Development

To begin development on your own CLI script, the first thing you want to do is edit package.json.

Change the name:

"name": "node-cli"

... and provide your own CLI command name:

"bin": {
  "example": "index.js"
}

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