SEsea-gold·Oct 29, 2025Submission
Argc: A Bash CLI framework, also a Bash command runner
2 points · Open discussionsigoden
argc
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sigoden / argc
argc
A Bash CLI framework, also a Bash command runner.
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What it is
A Bash CLI framework, also a Bash command runner.
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My favorite entry in this space is Argc. I like it because the only “new syntax” it introduces is metadata comments, and the rest is pure bash. The maintainer is also…
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Observed mentions: 2022-03-03 12:47:45 UTC to 2025-10-29 03:51:14 UTC.
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| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
9 sourcesMy favorite entry in this space is Argc. I like it because the only “new syntax” it introduces is metadata comments, and the rest is pure bash. The maintainer is also best-in-class in terms of responsiveness.
https://github.com/sigoden/argc
In Just: Just a Command RunnerIf you're looking for a tool to simplify the building of big shell programs, I highly recommend using argc (https://github.com/sigoden/argc).
It's a powerful Bash CLI framework that significantly simplifies the process of developing feature-rich command-line interfaces.
In Biggest shell programsArgc: A Bash CLI framework, also a Bash command runner
4 points · Open discussionArgc: A Bash CLI framework, also a Bash command runner
3 points · Open discussionI'm a fan of using argc for this <https://github.com/sigoden/argc>. I have my `~/.local/bin/.argc` file, which has a bunch of commands that I wrote. The commands have inline documentation and documented parameters. Quite nice for rarely-used scripts!
In Start all of your commands with a comma (2009)Argc: Easily create feature-rich CLIs in bash
2 points · Open discussionArgc – A handy way to handle sh/bash CLI parameters
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