github.com/urfave/cli/v2

urfave/cli

Simple, fast, and fun package for building command line apps in Go.

Decision Signals

Health score 94/100, confidence 65/100.

Excellent

Maintenance 95

Adoption 100

Security 92

Maturity 83

Developer DX 97

Confidence 65

go get github.com/urfave/cli/v2

updated May 31, 2026

832 symbols

Symbol	Kind	Synopsis
ActionFunc	Type	type ActionFunc func(*Context) error
ActionableFlag	Type	type ActionableFlag interface{ ... }
ActionableFlag.RunAction	Method	RunAction func(*Context) error
AfterFunc	Type	type AfterFunc func(*Context) error
App	Type	type App struct{ ... }
App.Action	Field	Action ActionFunc
App.After	Field	After AfterFunc
App.AllowExtFlags	Field	AllowExtFlags bool
App.Args	Field	Args bool
App.ArgsUsage	Field	ArgsUsage string
App.Authors	Field	Authors []*Author
App.BashComplete	Field	BashComplete BashCompleteFunc

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