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bag2php/p-command
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AWK like PHP wrapper for command line

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p - AWK like PHP wrapper for command line
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[](#p---awk-like-php-wrapper-for-command-line)

`p` command is inspired by [AWK](http://www.awklang.org/), [rb](https://github.com/thisredone/rb) and [opy](https://github.com/ryuichiueda/opy).

Special variable
----------------

[](#special-variable)

- User-modified variables:
    - **`string $OFS`** - Output Field Separator *(default: ` `)* \[AWK compatible\]
    - **`string $ORS`** - Output Record Separator *(default: `PHP_EOL`)* \[AWK compatible\]
- Auto-set variables:
    - **`int $NR`** - The number of input records \[AWK compatible\]
    - **`int $FNR`** - The current record number in the current file \[AWK compatible\]
    - **`string $F0`** - Contains current line
    - **`string[] $F`** - Contains fields separated by `$OFS` \[AWK compatible\]
    - **`int $NF`** - The number of fields in `$F` \[AWK compatible\]
    - **`int $argi`** - Same as `$NR` \[PHP compatible\]
    - **`string $argn`** - Same as `$F0` \[PHP compatible\]

###  Health Score

18

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LowBetter than 8% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity36

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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