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arg
6.04
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads8,013,302,401
Stars1,291
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.42
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads397,342,814
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.84
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,468,224,625
Stars3,031
Forks110
Issue closure rate59%
Age10 years
Last releaseda month ago
commander
37.62
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads41,385,163,161
Stars28,106
Forks1,743
Issue closure rate99%
Age15 years
Last released2 months ago
gluegun
0.88
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads11,456,369
Stars3,140
Forks154
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last released4 months ago
meow
5.78
CLI app helper
Downloads6,738,425,813
Stars3,703
Forks153
Issue closure rate98%
Age13 years
Last released2 months ago
minimist
15.02
parse argument options
Downloads20,861,964,645
Stars661
Forks46
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.44
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads10,227,946,199
Stars542
Forks46
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released6 months ago
oclif
2.52
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads26,897,410
Stars9,474
Forks346
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last releaseda day ago
optionator
9.84
option parsing and help generation
Downloads13,763,232,282
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.58
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads22,921,060
Stars5,634
Forks279
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.34
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads29,060,725,742
Stars11,464
Forks1,016
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released10 months ago
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