https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison

Comparison of the various way to build a CLI in Go
https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison

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Comparison of the various way to build a CLI in Go

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison
• Owner: nobe4
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-01-12T23:06:25.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-22T13:16:01.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-22T13:47:22.240Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Go
• Size: 18.6 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# `go-cli-comparison`

Overly engineered comparison of the various way to build a CLI in Go

# The comparison tables

| library | tests | updated | stars |

| --- | --- | --- | --- |

|[akamensky/argparse](https://github.com/akamensky/argparse)|[✅]()[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L10-L13)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L16-L19)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L22-L25)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L26-L29)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L30-L33)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L36-L39)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L40-L43)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L44-L47)|2 years ago|620|

|[alexflint/go-arg](https://github.com/alexflint/go-arg)|[✅]()[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L10-L13)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L16-L19)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L22-L25)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L26-L29)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L30-L33)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L36-L39)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L40-L43)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L44-L47)|this year|2K|

|[flag](https://pkg.go.dev/flag)|[✅]()[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L10-L13)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L16-L19)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L22-L25)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L26-L29)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L30-L33)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L36-L39)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L40-L43)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L44-L47)|||

|[hedzr/cmdr](https://github.com/hedzr/cmdr)|[✅]()[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L10-L13)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L16-L19)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L22-L25)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L26-L29)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L30-L33)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L36-L39)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L40-L43)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L44-L47)|this week|137|

|[integrii/flaggy](https://github.com/integrii/flaggy)|[✅]()[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L10-L13)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L16-L19)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L22-L25)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L26-L29)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L30-L33)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L36-L39)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L40-L43)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L44-L47)|1 year ago|860|

|[jessevdk/go-flags](https://github.com/jessevdk/go-flags)|[✅]()[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L10-L13)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L16-L19)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L22-L25)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L26-L29)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L30-L33)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L36-L39)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L40-L43)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L44-L47)|this year|2K|

|[spf13/cobra](https://github.com/spf13/cobra)|[✅]()[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L10-L13)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L16-L19)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L22-L25)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L26-L29)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L30-L33)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L36-L39)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L40-L43)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L44-L47)|this week|38K|

| test | libraries |

| --- | --- |

|[]()|[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/akamensky_argparse/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/alexflint_go-arg/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/flag/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/hedzr_cmdr/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/integrii_flaggy/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/jessevdk_go-flags/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/spf13_cobra/main.go)|

|[-a ](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L10-L13)|[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/akamensky_argparse/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/alexflint_go-arg/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/flag/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/hedzr_cmdr/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/integrii_flaggy/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/jessevdk_go-flags/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/spf13_cobra/main.go)|

|[-b -b -b ](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L16-L19)|[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/akamensky_argparse/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/alexflint_go-arg/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/flag/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/hedzr_cmdr/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/integrii_flaggy/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/jessevdk_go-flags/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/spf13_cobra/main.go)|

|[-c a ](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L22-L25)|[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/akamensky_argparse/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/alexflint_go-arg/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/flag/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/hedzr_cmdr/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/integrii_flaggy/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/jessevdk_go-flags/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/spf13_cobra/main.go)|

|[-ca ](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L26-L29)|[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/akamensky_argparse/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/alexflint_go-arg/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/flag/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/hedzr_cmdr/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/integrii_flaggy/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/jessevdk_go-flags/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/spf13_cobra/main.go)|

|[-c=a ](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L30-L33)|[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/akamensky_argparse/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/alexflint_go-arg/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/flag/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/hedzr_cmdr/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/integrii_flaggy/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/jessevdk_go-flags/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/spf13_cobra/main.go)|

|[-d a ](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L36-L39)|[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/akamensky_argparse/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/alexflint_go-arg/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/flag/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/hedzr_cmdr/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/integrii_flaggy/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/jessevdk_go-flags/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/spf13_cobra/main.go)|

|[-d a -d a ](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L40-L43)|[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/akamensky_argparse/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/alexflint_go-arg/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/flag/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/hedzr_cmdr/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/integrii_flaggy/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/jessevdk_go-flags/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/spf13_cobra/main.go)|

|[-d a -d b ](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/internal/spec/list.go#L44-L47)|[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/akamensky_argparse/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/alexflint_go-arg/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/flag/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/hedzr_cmdr/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/integrii_flaggy/main.go)[❌](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/jessevdk_go-flags/main.go)[✅](https://github.com/nobe4/go-cli-comparison/blob/main/libraries/spf13_cobra/main.go)|