go-arg
Struct-based argument parsing in Go (by alexflint)
docopt.go
A command-line arguments parser that will make you smile. (by docopt)
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| go-arg | docopt.go | |
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| 6 | 3 | |
| 1,861 | 1,424 | |
| - | 0.6% | |
| 4.4 | 0.0 | |
| 25 days ago | 5 months ago | |
| Go | Go | |
| BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License | MIT License |
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go-arg
Posts with mentions or reviews of go-arg.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-02.
- Go-Arg: Struct-based argument parsing in Go
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Build a GitHub Issues Reporter for failing Kubernetes Apps with Botkube Plugins
Under the hood, the pluginx.ParseCommand method uses go-arg.
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Libraries for CLI and console applications
I’ve used multiple libraries over the last two years but less is more and go-arg feels like something that would be in the stdlib: https://github.com/alexflint/go-arg
- Libraries you use most of your projects?
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Best practice for configuring secrets
I use this: https://github.com/alexflint/go-arg and setting defaults for my local environment. So no need to keep a .env file.
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Recommended framework/library for creating cli apps in go?
I personally swear by the go-arg package, as i prefer its library-not-framework approach.
docopt.go
Posts with mentions or reviews of docopt.go.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-28.
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Getopt like argument parser for Golang.
There isn't enough compelling reasons to use your library as mentioned by n4jm4 there is already docopt. https://github.com/docopt/docopt.go or the standard flag library.
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The flag package: strange but good?
or the DSL docopt which will parse the opts from the usage help text.
- Does anyone know a cli module that allows git-like bash sub commands?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing go-arg and docopt.go you can also consider the following projects:
argparse - Argparse for golang. Just because `flag` sucks
cobra - A Commander for modern Go CLI interactions
flag - Flag is a simple but powerful command line option parsing library for Go support infinite level subcommand
cli - CLI - A package for building command line app with go
go-flags - go command line option parser
climax - Climax is an alternative CLI with the human face
viper - Go configuration with fangs
envconfig - Small library to read your configuration from environment variables
complete - bash completion written in go + bash completion for go command