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# Go CLI Library [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/mitchellh/cli?status.png)](https://godoc.org/github.com/mitchellh/cli)
cli is a library for implementing powerful command-line interfaces in Go.
cli is the library that powers the CLI for
[Packer](https://github.com/mitchellh/packer),
[Serf](https://github.com/hashicorp/serf), and
[Consul](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul).
## Features
* Easy sub-command based CLIs: `cli foo`, `cli bar`, etc.
* Support for nested subcommands such as `cli foo bar`.
* Optional support for default subcommands so `cli` does something
other than error.
* Automatic help generation for listing subcommands
* Automatic help flag recognition of `-h`, `--help`, etc.
* Automatic version flag recognition of `-v`, `--version`.
* Helpers for interacting with the terminal, such as outputting information,
asking for input, etc. These are optional, you can always interact with the
terminal however you choose.
* Use of Go interfaces/types makes augmenting various parts of the library a
piece of cake.
## Example
Below is a simple example of creating and running a CLI
```go
package main
import (
"log"
"os"
"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
)
func main() {
c := cli.NewCLI("app", "1.0.0")
c.Args = os.Args[1:]
c.Commands = map[string]cli.CommandFactory{
"foo": fooCommandFactory,
"bar": barCommandFactory,
}
exitStatus, err := c.Run()
if err != nil {
log.Println(err)
}
os.Exit(exitStatus)
}
```