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Dev tools · February 15, 2016

Vorpal

Build mature, immersive command-line apps in JavaScript

Vorpal launched on February 15, 2016 with 76 votes, #729 of 4,386 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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What it does

Use familiar JavaScript syntax and chained methods to build commands and customize your application. Vorpal has built-in tabbed autocompletion for your commands and options, persistent command history, piping and automated help pages. Most command-line applications do something and then exit. Vorpal engages your users in a rich, interactive environment entirely under your control. Vorpal is built on Node.js and installed through npm , Node's package manager. Your app is based on commands you build. While easy to create, commands can accept optional and required arguments, options, help descriptions and custom tabbed autocompletion among other features, making your app flexible for the…from vorpal.js.org

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