argv alternatives and similar packages

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cobra

9.9 8.5 argv VS cobra

A Commander for modern Go CLI interactions
urfave/cli

9.9 9.3 argv VS urfave/cli

A simple, fast, and fun package for building command line apps in Go

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elvish

9.1 9.5 argv VS elvish

Elvish = Expressive Programming Language + Versatile Interactive Shell
kingpin

8.8 2.3 argv VS kingpin

CONTRIBUTIONS ONLY: A Go (golang) command line and flag parser
The Platinum Searcher

8.6 0.0 argv VS The Platinum Searcher

A code search tool similar to ack and the_silver_searcher(ag). It supports multi platforms and multi encodings.
go-flags

8.5 0.0 argv VS go-flags

go command line option parser
pflag

8.4 0.0 argv VS pflag

Drop-in replacement for Go's flag package, implementing POSIX/GNU-style --flags.
Dnote

8.4 4.6 argv VS Dnote

A simple command line notebook for programmers
readline

8.3 4.7 argv VS readline

Readline is a pure go(golang) implementation for GNU-Readline kind library
mitchellh/cli

8.0 4.5 argv VS mitchellh/cli

A Go library for implementing command-line interfaces.
docopt.go

7.8 0.0 argv VS docopt.go

A command-line arguments parser that will make you smile.
kong

7.6 7.0 argv VS kong

Kong is a command-line parser for Go
ops

7.6 8.6 argv VS ops

ops - build and run nanos unikernels
liner

7.5 1.1 argv VS liner

Pure Go line editor with history, inspired by linenoise
cli-init

7.4 0.0 argv VS cli-init

The easy way to build Golang command-line application.
mow.cli

7.2 0.0 argv VS mow.cli

A versatile library for building CLI applications in Go
complete

7.2 0.0 argv VS complete

bash completion written in go + bash completion for go command
flaggy

7.1 4.6 argv VS flaggy

Idiomatic Go input parsing with subcommands, positional values, and flags at any position. No required project or package layout and no external dependencies.
cli

7.0 3.1 argv VS cli

CLI - A package for building command line app with go
argparse

6.6 7.5 argv VS argparse

Argparse for golang. Just because `flag` sucks
box-cli-maker

5.7 0.0 argv VS box-cli-maker

Make Highly Customized Boxes for CLI
1build

5.4 0.0 argv VS 1build

Frictionless way of managing project-specific commands
climax

5.3 0.0 argv VS climax

Climax is an alternative CLI with the human face
wmenu

5.1 0.0 argv VS wmenu

An easy to use menu structure for cli applications that prompts users to make choices.
sflags

5.1 0.0 argv VS sflags

Generate flags by parsing structures
commandeer

5.0 0.0 argv VS commandeer

Automatically sets up command line flags based on struct fields and tags.
clîr

4.7 1.9 argv VS clîr

A Simple and Clear CLI library. Dependency free.
flag

4.6 2.0 argv VS flag

Flag is a simple but powerful command line option parsing library for Go support infinite level subcommand
ukautz/clif

4.5 0.0 argv VS ukautz/clif

Another CLI framework for Go. It works on my machine.
carapace-bin

4.5 9.5 argv VS carapace-bin

multi-shell multi-command argument completer
job

4.4 0.0 argv VS job

JOB, make your short-term command as a long-term job. 将命令行规划成任务的工具
cmdr

4.4 9.1 argv VS cmdr

POSIX-compliant command-line UI (CLI) parser and Hierarchical-configuration operations
calories

3.7 0.0 argv VS calories

Calories Tracker for the Commandline
carapace

3.5 8.5 argv VS carapace

command argument completion generator for spf13/cobra
wlog

3.4 0.0 argv VS wlog

A simple logging interface that supports cross-platform color and concurrency.
gocmd

3.4 3.8 argv VS gocmd

A Go library for building command line applications.
go-getoptions

3.3 4.8 argv VS go-getoptions

Fully featured Go (golang) command line option parser with built-in auto-completion support.
acmd

3.2 4.9 argv VS acmd

Simple, useful and opinionated CLI package in Go.
strumt

2.9 2.8 argv VS strumt

Strumt is a library to create prompt chain
flagvar

2.7 0.0 argv VS flagvar

A collection of CLI argument types for the Go `flag` package.
command-chain

2.4 1.7 argv VS command-chain

A go library for easy configure and run command chains. Such like pipelining in unix shells.
go-commander

2.4 0.0 argv VS go-commander

Go library to simplify CLI workflow
sand

1.8 0.0 argv VS sand

Package for creating interpreters
go-cli

1.7 0.0 argv VS go-cli

A full-featured and easy to use command-line package
Go-Console

1.7 0.0 argv VS Go-Console

GoConsole: the golang component that eases the creation of beautiful command line interfaces.
ts

1.4 0.0 argv VS ts

timestamp convert & compare tool. 时间戳转换与对比工具
go-andotp

1.4 0.0 argv VS go-andotp

CLI program to encrypt/decrypt andOTP files
multi-tailf

0.8 0.0 argv VS multi-tailf

watch multiple logs on local or remote servers.
mcli

0.8 10.0 argv VS mcli

A minimal but very powerful cli library for Go
subcmd

0.7 0.0 argv VS subcmd

Another approach to parsing and running subcommands. Works alongside the standard flag package.

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Argv

Argv is a library for Go to split command line string into arguments array.

Documentation

Documentation can be found at Godoc

Example

func TestArgv(t *testing.T) {
    args, err := Argv(" ls   `echo /`   |  wc  -l ", func(backquoted string) (string, error) {
        return backquoted, nil
    }, nil)
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatal(err)
    }
    expects := [][]string{
        []string{"ls", "echo /"},
        []string{"wc", "-l"},
    }
    if !reflect.DeepEqual(args, expects) {
        t.Fatal(args)
    }
}