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Commands -------- [](#commands) ### fab [](#fab) [![fab composer example](docs/images/fab-composer.png)](docs/images/fab-composer.png)[![fab PHPUnit example](docs/images/fab-phpunit.png)](docs/images/fab-phpunit.png) ### fabify [](#fabify) [![fabify composer example](docs/images/fabify-composer.png)](docs/images/fabify-composer.png)[![fabify PHPUnit example](docs/images/fabify-phpunit.png)](docs/images/fabify-phpunit.png) Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) fab-cli requires: - PHP 5.3.3 or later. - A terminal emulator with support for ANSI escape sequences. Installation ------------ [](#installation) **Warning:** The install instructions below suggest renaming the `fab.phar`binary to `fab`. If your system has [fabric](https://github.com/fabric/fabric)installed, you should leave the `.phar` extension on the binary so that you don't have any unexpected surprises during your next deploy. ### Global [](#global) With cURL: ``` $ sudo curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/fab https://github.com/whatthejeff/fab-cli/releases/download/v1.0.2/fab.phar $ sudo curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/fabify https://github.com/whatthejeff/fab-cli/releases/download/v1.0.2/fabify.phar $ sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/fab /usr/local/bin/fabify ``` With Wget: ``` $ sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/fab https://github.com/whatthejeff/fab-cli/releases/download/v1.0.2/fab.phar $ sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/fabify https://github.com/whatthejeff/fab-cli/releases/download/v1.0.2/fabify.phar $ sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/fab /usr/local/bin/fabify ``` With composer: ``` $ composer global require whatthejeff/fab-cli @stable $ export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin" ``` ### Local [](#local) With cURL: ``` $ curl -Lo fab https://github.com/whatthejeff/fab-cli/releases/download/v1.0.2/fab.phar $ curl -Lo fabify https://github.com/whatthejeff/fab-cli/releases/download/v1.0.2/fabify.phar $ chmod +x fab fabify $ export PATH="$PATH:$(pwd)" ``` With Wget: ``` $ wget -O fab https://github.com/whatthejeff/fab-cli/releases/download/v1.0.2/fab.phar $ wget -O fabify https://github.com/whatthejeff/fab-cli/releases/download/v1.0.2/fabify.phar $ chmod +x fab fabify $ export PATH="$PATH:$(pwd)" ``` With composer: ``` $ composer require whatthejeff/fab-cli @stable $ export PATH="$PATH:$(pwd)/vendor/bin" ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` $ fab command [args...] $ command [args...] | fabify ``` Acknowledgements ---------------- [](#acknowledgements) fab-cli was inspired by: - [fabgit](https://github.com/erikaheidi/fabgit) by @erikaheidi - [Fab Symfony Console](https://github.com/igorw/fab-symfony-console) by @igorw License ------- [](#license) fab-cli is licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE). ### Health Score 27 — LowBetter than 49% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity10 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity60 Established project with proven stability 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. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~1 days Total 3 Last Release 4364d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/adbe017ebec901082c02ab3fd307196b2a1c9103c27c8e4327ba5ca25252a8d6?d=identicon)[whatthejeff](/maintainers/whatthejeff) --- Top Contributors [![whatthejeff](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/306525?v=4)](https://github.com/whatthejeff "whatthejeff (11 commits)") --- Tags consoleterminalcolorfabfabulousrainbowcolorful ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/whatthejeff-fab-cli/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/whatthejeff-fab-cli/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/whatthejeff-fab-cli) ``` ### Alternatives [symfony/console Eases the creation of beautiful and testable command line interfaces 9.8k1.1B11.3k](/packages/symfony-console)[php-school/cli-menu A command line menu helper in PHP 2.0k1.1M27](/packages/php-school-cli-menu)[kevinlebrun/colors.php Colors for PHP CLI scripts 3426.7M45](/packages/kevinlebrun-colorsphp)[recca0120/terminal run laravel artisan command in web application 878410.9k2](/packages/recca0120-terminal)[php-tui/php-tui Comprehensive TUI library heavily influenced by Ratatui 589747.0k6](/packages/php-tui-php-tui)[alecrabbit/php-console-spinner Extremely flexible spinner for \[async\] php cli applications 24032.0k2](/packages/alecrabbit-php-console-spinner) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)