#1 urfave/cli
Simple, fast, and fun package for building command line apps in Go.
github.com/spf13/cobra
Cobra
Package cobra is a commander providing a simple interface to create powerful modern CLI interfaces.
Decision Signals
Health score 95/100, confidence 100/100.
Install
go get github.com/spf13/cobra
Package Data
updated May 31, 2026| Latest version | v1.10.2 |
| Imported by | 195.9K packages |
| Stars | 44.0K |
| Forks | 3.2K |
| Last activity | 1 months ago |
| Latest release | v1.10.2 (5 months ago) |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Known vuln records | 0 |
API Surface
234 symbols| Symbol | Kind | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| Command | Type | type Command struct{ ... } |
| Command.AddCommand | Method | func (c *Command) AddCommand(cmds ...*Command) |
| Command.AddGroup | Method | func (c *Command) AddGroup(groups ...*Group) |
| Command.Aliases | Field | Aliases []string |
| Command.AllChildCommandsHaveGroup | Method | func (c *Command) AllChildCommandsHaveGroup() bool |
| Command.Annotations | Field | Annotations map[string]string |
| Command.ArgAliases | Field | ArgAliases []string |
| Command.Args | Field | Args PositionalArgs |
| Command.ArgsLenAtDash | Method | func (c *Command) ArgsLenAtDash() int |
| Command.BashCompletionFunction | Field | BashCompletionFunction string |
| Command.CalledAs | Method | func (c *Command) CalledAs() string |
| Command.CommandPath | Method | func (c *Command) CommandPath() string |
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