https://github.com/bakayu/lq

A CLI tool to add .gitignore and LICENSE to your projects right from your terminal
https://github.com/bakayu/lq

bubbletea cli gitignore-generator go license-generator

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A CLI tool to add .gitignore and LICENSE to your projects right from your terminal

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bakayu/lq
• Owner: bakayu
• License: mit
• Created: 2026-02-04T18:06:46.000Z (5 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-02-05T08:58:32.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-02-08T08:59:36.462Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: bubbletea, cli, gitignore-generator, go, license-generator
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 72.3 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# lq

A CLI tool to add .gitignore and LICENSE to your projects right from your terminal

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[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/bakayu/lq)](./LICENSE)

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## Motivation

I wanted a simple CLI tool to generate `.gitignore` and `LICENSE` templates. I regularly forget to add these files and don’t want to do it manually. GitHub CLI (`gh repo new`) already asks about these, but its a command to init new repos, what about already initialized git repos? For this I built a focused tool just for `.gitignore` and `LICENSE` generation.

**Tech choice:** Go + Bubble Tea is the best fit here: minimal, clean, and fast for a TUI.

## Installation

**Install Script**

```bash

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bakayu/lq/master/install.sh | bash

```

**Go install**

```bash

go install github.com/bakayu/lq/cmd/lq@latest

```

**From Releases**

- Download the latest binary from: https://github.com/bakayu/lq/releases/latest

## Usage

After installation just type in your terminal:

```sh

lq

```

[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/780438.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/780438)

Screenshots

Invoking the CLI

![ss1](./docs/assets/images/ss1.png)

Generating `.gitignore` templates

![ss2](./docs/assets/images/ss2.png)

Generating `LICENSE` templates

![ss3](./docs/assets/images/ss3.png)

## License

[MIT LICENSE](./LICENSE)