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sp4ceb4r/shell-command
======================

Shell command module for PHP.

0.2.3(6y ago)314.8k↓50%4[2 issues](https://github.com/sp4ceb4r/shell-command/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.5.9

Since Jan 13Pushed 6y ago2 watchersCompare

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shell-command
=============

[](#shell-command)

A simple wrapper of the php proc\_open command.

Simplifies running and interacting with shell commands within a php script.

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

```
$process = Process::make(Command::make('sleep')->withArgs(5))
    ->runAsync();
$process->wait(2);
```

### Installing

[](#installing)

```
composer require sp4ceb4r/shell-command

```

Running the tests
-----------------

[](#running-the-tests)

```
phpunit tests

```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance7

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 84.8% 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~207 days

Recently: every ~311 days

Total

7

Last Release

2533d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1795402?v=4)[sp4ceb4r](/maintainers/sp4ceb4r)[@sp4ceb4r](https://github.com/sp4ceb4r)

---

Top Contributors

[![sp4ceb4r](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1795402?v=4)](https://github.com/sp4ceb4r "sp4ceb4r (28 commits)")[![EugenGanshorn](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8372121?v=4)](https://github.com/EugenGanshorn "EugenGanshorn (3 commits)")[![nicolashohm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/148483?v=4)](https://github.com/nicolashohm "nicolashohm (2 commits)")

---

Tags

shellprocesscommand

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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