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arg
5.11
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads4,743,828,593
Stars1,269
Forks54
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
args
0.46
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads308,101,310
Stars461
Forks30
Issue closure rate74%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
cac
1.39
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads557,302,807
Stars2,715
Forks104
Issue closure rate58%
Age9 years
Last released2 years ago
commander
36.98
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads28,034,358,802
Stars27,059
Forks1,702
Issue closure rate100%
Age14 years
Last releaseda month ago
gluegun
0.97
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads8,508,165
Stars2,993
Forks148
Issue closure rate79%
Age8 years
Last released6 months ago
meow
6.22
CLI app helper
Downloads5,138,302,726
Stars3,575
Forks152
Issue closure rate83%
Age12 years
Last releaseda year ago
minimist
15.81
parse argument options
Downloads15,727,081,777
Stars584
Forks35
Issue closure rate82%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
nopt
7.90
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads7,758,543,665
Stars532
Forks43
Issue closure rate81%
Age14 years
Last releaseda month ago
oclif
2.78
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads16,742,708
Stars9,127
Forks323
Issue closure rate98%
Age7 years
Last released5 days ago
optionator
9.82
option parsing and help generation
Downloads9,827,843,772
Stars162
Forks15
Issue closure rate67%
Age11 years
Last released10 months ago
vorpal
1.83
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads20,381,638
Stars5,643
Forks279
Issue closure rate52%
Age9 years
Last released8 years ago
yargs
25.68
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads21,676,781,904
Stars11,178
Forks995
Issue closure rate77%
Age11 years
Last released2 years ago
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