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arg
6.13
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads8,265,813,599
Stars1,293
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.42
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads402,802,476
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.89
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,553,696,565
Stars3,052
Forks110
Issue closure rate59%
Age10 years
Last released2 months ago
commander
37.84
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads42,363,634,462
Stars28,158
Forks1,745
Issue closure rate99%
Age15 years
Last released2 months ago
gluegun
0.88
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads11,625,700
Stars3,137
Forks154
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last released5 months ago
meow
5.77
CLI app helper
Downloads6,830,200,290
Stars3,709
Forks153
Issue closure rate98%
Age13 years
Last released2 months ago
minimist
15.01
parse argument options
Downloads21,171,159,035
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.
Downloads10,392,567,357
Stars542
Forks46
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released6 months ago
oclif
2.52
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads27,658,624
Stars9,500
Forks348
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released20 days ago
optionator
9.90
option parsing and help generation
Downloads14,065,242,305
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.58
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,050,898
Stars5,634
Forks279
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.34
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads29,523,966,126
Stars11,477
Forks1,017
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last releaseda year ago
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