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pear/console\_getargs
=====================

More info available on: http://pear.php.net/package/Console\_Getargs

v1.4.0(8y ago)168.6k↑500%51PHP LicensePHP

Since Feb 13Pushed 3y ago3 watchersCompare

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```
This package is http://pear.php.net/package/Console_Getargs and has been migrated from http://svn.php.net/repository/pear/packages/Console_Getargs

Please report all new issues via the PEAR bug tracker.

If this package is marked as unmaintained and you have fixes, please submit your pull requests and start discussion on the pear-qa mailing list.

To test, run either
$ phpunit tests/
Or
$ pear run-tests -r

To build, simply
$ pear package
To install from scratch
$ pear install package.xml
To upgrade
$ pear upgrade -f package.xml
```

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community22

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3016d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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