CLI tools and terminal utilities

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• @inquirer/confirmInquirer confirm prompt
• inquirerA collection of common interactive command line user interfaces.
• wcwidthPort of C's wcwidth() and wcswidth()
• cacSimple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
• uglify-jsJavaScript parser, mangler/compressor and beautifier toolkit
• @inquirer/ansiA lightweight package providing ANSI escape sequences for terminal cursor manipulation and screen clearing.
• ynParse yes/no like values
• log-updateLog by overwriting the previous output in the terminal. Useful for rendering progress bars, animations, etc.
• svgoSVGO is a Node.js library and command-line application for optimizing vector images.
• supports-hyperlinksDetect whether a terminal supports hyperlinks
• listr2Terminal task list reborn! Create beautiful CLI interfaces via easy and logical to implement task lists that feel alive and interactive.
• widest-lineGet the visual width of the widest line in a string - the number of columns required to display it
• @inquirer/external-editorEdit a string with the users preferred text editor using $VISUAL or $ENVIRONMENT
• yoctocolorsThe smallest and fastest command-line coloring package on the internet
• @inquirer/promptsInquirer prompts, combined in a single package
• effectThe missing standard library for TypeScript, for writing production-grade software.
• string-argvstring-argv parses a string into an argument array to mimic process.argv. This is useful when testing Command Line Utilities that you want to pass arguments to.
• @inquirer/selectInquirer select/list prompt
• enquirerStylish, intuitive and user-friendly prompt system. Fast and lightweight enough for small projects, powerful and extensible enough for the most advanced use cases.
• @inquirer/inputInquirer input text prompt
• @inquirer/checkboxInquirer checkbox prompt
• fast-wrap-ansiA tiny and fast text wrap library which takes ANSI escapes into account.
• cli-boxesBoxes for use in the terminal
• powershell-utilsUtilities for executing PowerShell commands
• cli-table3Pretty unicode tables for the command line. Based on the original cli-table.
• @inquirer/editorInquirer multiline editor prompt
• fast-string-truncated-widthA fast function for calculating where a string should be truncated, given an optional width limit and an ellipsis string.
• @inquirer/passwordInquirer password prompt
• @inquirer/searchInquirer search prompt
• fast-string-widthA fast function for calculating the visual width of a string once printed to the terminal.
• @inquirer/expandInquirer checkbox prompt
• @inquirer/rawlistInquirer rawlist prompt
• @inquirer/numberInquirer number prompt
• jakeJavaScript build tool, similar to Make or Rake
• boxenCreate boxes in the terminal
• yoctocolors-cjsCommonJS version - The smallest and fastest command-line coloring package on the internet
• colorsget colors in your node.js console
• @angular-devkit/coreAngular DevKit - Core Utility Library
• ansi-alignalign-text with ANSI support for CLIs
• tableFormats data into a string table.
• is-installed-globallyCheck if your package was installed globally
• @clack/promptsEffortlessly build beautiful command-line apps 🪄 [Try the demo](https://stackblitz.com/edit/clack-prompts?file=index.js)
• @clack/coreClack contains low-level primitives for implementing your own command-line applications.
• terminal-linkCreate clickable links in the terminal
• kulerColor your terminal using CSS/hex color codes
• mriQuickly scan for CLI flags and arguments
• wranglerCommand-line interface for all things Cloudflare Workers
• @angular-devkit/schematicsAngular Schematics - Library
• dashdashA light, featureful and explicit option parsing library.
• concurrentlyRun commands concurrently

• chalk vs yoctocolors
• yargs vs clipanion
• cli-color vs chalk
• chalk vs ansi-escapes
• yargs-parser vs clipanion
• nanocolors vs kleur
• tsx vs effect
• standard-version vs commit-and-tag-version
• yoctocolors vs chalk-animation
• markdownlint-cli2 vs markdownlint-cli
• @inquirer/core vs enquirer
• prompts vs @clack/prompts
• defuddle vs md-to-pdf
• log-update vs chalk-animation
• replace-in-file vs cpx
• yoctocolors vs cli-color
• tsx vs typed-scss-modules
• clipanion vs cleye
• effect vs typed-scss-modules