10 Best JavaScript CLI Arguments Libraries

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commander

node.js command-line interfaces made easy

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: Built-In

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yargs

yargs the modern, pirate-themed successor to optimist.

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

Bundle Size (min+gzip)

N/A

Tree-Shakeable

command-line-args

A mature, feature-complete library to parse command-line options.

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

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N/A

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minimist

parse argument options

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

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N/A

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argparse

CLI arguments parser for node.js. JS port of python's argparse module.

License: Python-2.0

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

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N/A

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mri

Quickly scan for CLI flags and arguments

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: Built-In

Bundle Size (min+gzip)

N/A

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respond

An interactive & asynchronous CLI/CMD interface based on node-suppose (https://github.com/jprichardson/node-suppose)

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

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N/A

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shipit-captain

Run Shipit tasks from Gulp, or any task runner. Includes Inquirer.js prompts, CLI arguments, customized logging, and more.

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

Bundle Size (min+gzip)

N/A

Not Tree-Shakeable

@run-z/optionz

Run-z command line options parser

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: Built-In

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N/A

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cli-list

Parse comma-separated argument lists.

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

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N/A

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process.argv

light-weight command line arguments parser for cli application

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: Built-In

Bundle Size (min+gzip)

N/A

Not Tree-Shakeable

pipe-args

POSIX compliant pipe argument parser for node CLI apps

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

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N/A

Not Tree-Shakeable

cli-argparse

Lightweight argument parser

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

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N/A

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arg-parser

node cli arguments parser

License: Unknown

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

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N/A

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@augu/larg

👾 A very lightweight Node.js argument parser

License: MIT

TypeScript Definitions: Built-In

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N/A

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cli_router

A router for parsing command line flags and arguments in your Node CLI scripts.

License: BSD-2-Clause

TypeScript Definitions: DefinitelyTyped

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N/A

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10 Best JavaScript CLI Arguments Libraries

List hand-picked by Openbase ExpertsLearn More

commander

node.js command-line interfaces made easy

yargs

yargs the modern, pirate-themed successor to optimist.

command-line-args

A mature, feature-complete library to parse command-line options.

minimist

parse argument options

argparse

CLI arguments parser for node.js. JS port of python's argparse module.

mri

Quickly scan for CLI flags and arguments

respond

An interactive & asynchronous CLI/CMD interface based on node-suppose (https://github.com/jprichardson/node-suppose)

shipit-captain

Run Shipit tasks from Gulp, or any task runner. Includes Inquirer.js prompts, CLI arguments, customized logging, and more.

@run-z/optionz

Run-z command line options parser

cli-list

Parse comma-separated argument lists.

process.argv

light-weight command line arguments parser for cli application

pipe-args

POSIX compliant pipe argument parser for node CLI apps

cli-argparse

Lightweight argument parser

arg-parser

node cli arguments parser

@augu/larg

👾 A very lightweight Node.js argument parser

cli_router

A router for parsing command line flags and arguments in your Node CLI scripts.

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