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gbhorwood/macrame
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A library for building command line applications

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Macrame
=======

[](#macrame)

Macrame is a library for building interactive command line scripts in PHP. It provides methods to create interactive menus, format text for the terminal, handle command-line arguments, read and validate user input, run processes in the background, and more. Macrame was developed as an internal project for Fruitbat Studios/Cloverhitch Technologies/Kludgetastic Implementations.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Macrame is installed via composer:

```
composer require gbhorwood/macrame
```

Documentation and Resources
---------------------------

[](#documentation-and-resources)

Full documentation and a set of examples are found on the [documentation site](https://macrame.fruitbat.studio), including:

- [Quick Start](https://macrame.fruitbat.studio/Quick_Start.html)
- [Crash Course](https://macrame.fruitbat.studio/Overview.html)
- [Full Manual](https://macrame.fruitbat.studio/Manual/Handling_Arguments.html)
- [Examples](https://macrame.fruitbat.studio/Cookbook/Intro.html)

Hello world
-----------

[](#hello-world)

The fastest way to get up and running is to use the 'hello world' example and replace the 'output text' line with your custom code.

```
#!/usr/bin/env php