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arg
6.36
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads8,907,908,270
Stars1,295
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.41
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads415,349,299
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
2.00
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,780,402,555
Stars3,092
Forks112
Issue closure rate58%
Age10 years
Last released4 months ago
commander
38.42
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads44,880,861,483
Stars28,260
Forks1,751
Issue closure rate100%
Age15 years
Last released16 days ago
gluegun
0.87
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads12,032,658
Stars3,143
Forks155
Issue closure rate80%
Age10 years
Last released7 months ago
meow
5.75
CLI app helper
Downloads7,057,381,911
Stars3,708
Forks153
Issue closure rate98%
Age13 years
Last released4 months ago
minimist
15.00
parse argument options
Downloads21,942,711,169
Stars664
Forks46
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.50
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads10,860,403,325
Stars542
Forks48
Issue closure rate81%
Age15 years
Last released10 days ago
oclif
2.51
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads29,795,022
Stars9,541
Forks355
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released3 hours ago
optionator
10.04
option parsing and help generation
Downloads14,806,269,369
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.56
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,291,997
Stars5,631
Forks278
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.36
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads30,686,721,475
Stars11,491
Forks1,023
Issue closure rate78%
Age13 years
Last released2 days ago
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