https://github.com/azu/license-generator

A Command line tool that generate `LICENSE` file.
https://github.com/azu/license-generator

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A Command line tool that generate `LICENSE` file.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/azu/license-generator
• Owner: azu
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-01-11T16:01:09.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-27T12:42:40.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-03T01:53:46.629Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: cli, generator, license, rust
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 81.1 KB
• Stars: 127
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 20
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# license-generator [![Test](https://github.com/azu/license-generator/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/azu/license-generator/actions/workflows/test.yml)

A Command line tool that generates `LICENSE` file.

## Installation

Install with [Cargo](https://crates.io/):

    cargo install license-generator

## Usage

    $ license-generator --author  [LICENSE_TYPE]

    [LICENSE_TYPE]:

    - AGPL

    - Apache

    - CC-BY

    - CC-BY-NC

    - CC-BY-NC-SA

    - CC-BY-SA

    - CC0

    - GPL

    - LGPL

    - MIT

    - MPL

    - Unlicense

    Options:

      -l, --list lists the available licenses

      --author input author name. Default: `GitName `

      --project input project name that is required by some license

      --year input license year

      --output path to the output. Default: ./LICENSE

## Supported Licenses

This CLI supports the following licenses:

- [AGPL-3.0](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0)

- [Apache-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)

- [CC-BY-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

- [CC-BY-NC-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)

- [CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)

- [CC-BY-SA-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

- [CC0-1.0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

- [GPL-3.0](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0)

- [LGPL-3.0](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0)

- [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

- [MPL-2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/)

- [Unlicense](http://unlicense.org/)

## Examples

### Generate MIT LICENSE

    license-generator MIT

### Output to stdout

    license-generator MIT --output /dev/stdout

### Multi LICENSE

    license-generator MIT Apache

    # generates `LICENSE-MIT` and `LICENSE-APACHE`

### Specify year and author

    license-generator MIT --author azu --year 2024

## Tests

    cargo test

## Releases

Use [cargo-release](https://github.com/sunng87/cargo-release).

    cargo release --execute --publish {patch,minor,major}

## Contributing

1. Fork it!

2. Create your feature branch: `git checkout -b my-new-feature`

3. Commit your changes: `git commit -am 'Add some feature'`

4. Push to the branch: `git push origin my-new-feature`

5. Submit a pull request :D

## License

MIT © azu