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arg
5.74
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads7,086,955,997
Stars1,292
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.43
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads377,262,521
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.69
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,195,119,516
Stars2,910
Forks109
Issue closure rate57%
Age10 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
37.21
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads38,050,069,861
Stars27,897
Forks1,736
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last released3 months ago
gluegun
0.90
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads10,922,740
Stars3,138
Forks153
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last released2 months ago
meow
5.86
CLI app helper
Downloads6,381,501,099
Stars3,685
Forks154
Issue closure rate88%
Age13 years
Last released4 months ago
minimist
15.02
parse argument options
Downloads19,525,869,020
Stars652
Forks43
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.50
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads9,651,892,996
Stars540
Forks46
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released3 months ago
oclif
2.55
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads24,416,241
Stars9,409
Forks341
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released10 hours ago
optionator
9.80
option parsing and help generation
Downloads12,832,511,298
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.62
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads22,358,442
Stars5,645
Forks279
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.49
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads27,324,696,262
Stars11,425
Forks1,010
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released8 months ago
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