Top "Command-line-interface" questions

The interface to a program that consists entirely of text, as opposed to (although not necessarily mutually exclusive to) a GUI, or Graphical User Interface.

How to add chapters into mp4/mkv file using ffmpeg?

Currently i'm using MKVToolNix for my needs which is fine but i would prefer some CLI also. As far as …

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How can I perform a diff that ignores all comments?

I have a large codebase that was forked from the original project and I'm trying to track down all the …

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Custom tab completion in python argparse

How to get shell tab completion cooperating with argparse in a Python script? #!/usr/bin/env python import argparse def …

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call up an EDITOR (vim) from a python script

I want to call up an editor in a python script to solicit input from the user, much like crontab …

python vim editor command-line-interface
How to redirect from Audio Output to Mic Input using PulseAudio?

I'm working on a mobile app for Maemo/MeeGo and Maemo uses PulseAudio. I want to play a mp3 to …

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npm package.json bin won't work on Windows

I am trying to start my cli tool via the package.json bin property. I have the following: ... "name": "mycli", "…

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Apache Commons CLI muliple argument value names in the -help option

I use Apache Commons CLI for parsing command line arguments. I am looking for a way to display multiple argument …

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PHP cli script does not output anything

So I have a php script which I execute using the following command: php -f my_script.php myArguments The …

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Checking installed Yeoman generators

What powershell command do I run to see what Yeoman generators I have installed? I'm assuming it's a npm command, …

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Commons CLI required groups

I am writing command line application in Java and I've chosen Apache Commons CLI to parse input arguments. Let's say …

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