args — independent software & tools

12 independent args listings the big search engines bury.

• lector

  github · Free · by acodcha

  C++ library for parsing command line arguments. Supported on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Can be built with Bazel, CMake, or Meson.

• commander

  npm · Free · by abetomo

  the complete solution for node.js command-line programs

• @oclif/core

  npm · Free · by salesforce-releases

  base library for oclif CLIs

• argparse

  npm · Free · by vitaly

  CLI arguments parser. Native port of python's argparse.

• command-line-args

  npm · Free · by 75lb

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

• dargs

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Reverse minimist. Convert an object of options into an array of command-line arguments.

• dashdash

  npm · Free · by trentm

  A light, featureful and explicit option parsing library.

• has-flag

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Check if argv has a specific flag

• jackspeak

  npm · Free · by isaacs

  A very strict and proper argument parser.

• mri

  npm · Free · by lukeed

  Quickly scan for CLI flags and arguments

• yargs

  npm · Free · by oss-bot

  yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.

• yargs-parser

  npm · Free · by oss-bot

  the mighty option parser used by yargs