@oclif/plugin-help
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A CLI command to invoke the standard help functionality from oclif/core.
oclif help [COMMAND]Display help for oclif.
USAGE
$ oclif help [COMMAND...] [-n]
ARGUMENTS
COMMAND... Command to show help for.
FLAGS
-n, --nested-commands Include all nested commands in the output.
DESCRIPTION
Display help for oclif.
See code: src/commands/help.ts
Yargs is a powerful npm package that helps you build interactive command line tools, by parsing arguments and generating an elegant user interface. It provides features similar to @oclif/plugin-help, such as automatic help generation and command-specific help, but it is a more general-purpose CLI framework.
Commander is another npm package for node.js designed to make it easy to write full-featured command line applications. It also automatically generates help information for commands. Commander is less opinionated than oclif and does not enforce a specific project structure.
Caporal is a full-featured framework for building command line applications (CLI) with Node.js, which includes a powerful help system. It provides a similar level of abstraction as oclif and includes automatic help generation, but with a different API design and feature set.
FAQs
Standard help for oclif.
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