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tolidano/commandox
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PHP CLI Inspired by Commando

v0.7.2(6y ago)245[7 issues](https://github.com/tolidano/commandox/issues)MITPHPPHP >=7.2

Since Jun 13Pushed 6y agoCompare

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CommandoX
=========

[](#commandox)

PHP 7.2+ CLI Manager
--------------------

[](#php-72-cli-manager)

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CommandoX is a PHP command line interface library that beautifies and simplifies writing PHP scripts intended for command line use. This is a PHP 7.2+ port of Nate Good's abandoned Commando project available here: ()

Why?
----

[](#why)

PHP's `$argv` magic variable and global `$_SERVER['argv']` should be avoided, encapsulated, or abstracted away in proper OOP design. PHP's [`getopt`](http://php.net/manual/en/function.getopt.php) is not a significant improvement, and most other PHP CLI libraries are far too OOP bloated. CommandoX provides a clean and readable interface without a ton of overhead or common boilerplate when it comes to handling CLI input.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

*CommandoX requires that you are running PHP 7.2 or higher.*

CommandoX is [PSR-0](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-0.md) compliant and can be installed using [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). Add `tolidano/commandox` to your `composer.json`

```
"require": {
    "tolidano/commandox": "*"
}

```

If you're new to Composer...

- [Download and build Composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/)
- Make it [globally accessible](http://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#globally)
- `cd` to your the directory where you'll be writing your CommandoX script and run `composer install`

*Installing via Composer is the only supported option.*

Example
-------

[](#example)

Here is an example of a PHP CommandoX script that gives a decent tour of CommandoX's features:

```