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arg
5.17
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads4,961,521,829
Stars1,274
Forks53
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
args
0.46
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads318,439,461
Stars463
Forks30
Issue closure rate74%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
cac
1.42
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads610,319,392
Stars2,743
Forks106
Issue closure rate58%
Age9 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
37.00
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads29,011,470,933
Stars27,178
Forks1,702
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last released2 months ago
gluegun
0.96
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads8,752,648
Stars2,995
Forks148
Issue closure rate79%
Age8 years
Last released8 months ago
meow
6.17
CLI app helper
Downloads5,259,344,441
Stars3,579
Forks153
Issue closure rate83%
Age12 years
Last releaseda year ago
minimist
15.67
parse argument options
Downloads16,070,548,957
Stars593
Forks36
Issue closure rate82%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
nopt
7.85
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads7,954,806,190
Stars536
Forks43
Issue closure rate81%
Age14 years
Last released2 months ago
oclif
2.76
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads17,549,061
Stars9,164
Forks327
Issue closure rate98%
Age7 years
Last released5 days ago
optionator
9.79
option parsing and help generation
Downloads10,107,188,620
Stars162
Forks15
Issue closure rate67%
Age11 years
Last releaseda year ago
vorpal
1.81
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads20,573,889
Stars5,645
Forks279
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released8 years ago
yargs
25.52
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads22,230,673,120
Stars11,214
Forks998
Issue closure rate77%
Age11 years
Last released2 years ago
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