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arg
6.73
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads10,280,794,486
Stars1,293
Forks57
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.40
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads441,689,628
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
2.26
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads2,359,543,153
Stars3,135
Forks121
Issue closure rate57%
Age11 years
Last released7 months ago
commander
39.74
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads51,129,711,313
Stars28,410
Forks1,774
Issue closure rate99%
Age15 years
Last released4 months ago
gluegun
0.84
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads12,928,961
Stars3,145
Forks155
Issue closure rate80%
Age10 years
Last released10 months ago
meow
5.68
CLI app helper
Downloads7,592,400,519
Stars3,714
Forks154
Issue closure rate98%
Age14 years
Last released7 months ago
minimist
15.04
parse argument options
Downloads23,841,438,654
Stars661
Forks68
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released4 years ago
nopt
7.59
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads11,925,409,262
Stars544
Forks51
Issue closure rate79%
Age15 years
Last released4 months ago
oclif
2.46
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads34,469,027
Stars9,596
Forks365
Issue closure rate98%
Age9 years
Last releaseda day ago
optionator
10.39
option parsing and help generation
Downloads16,629,881,264
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.51
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,837,912
Stars5,622
Forks278
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.64
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads33,874,278,986
Stars11,504
Forks1,053
Issue closure rate85%
Age13 years
Last released6 days ago
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