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tanakh/cmdline

A Command Line Parser observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/tanakh/cmdline · homepage · C · BSD-3-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 6159
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2089
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1426 stars · 384 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

cmdline is a simple, header-only command line argument parser for C++. It supports typed options, default values, range/oneof constraints, boolean flags, and automatic usage/error message generation.

Use cases

  • parse command line arguments in a C++ program
  • generate usage/help text automatically
  • validate typed CLI options with constraints
  • add flags and options without installing a library
  • replace getopt with an easier parser

When to choose

  • you want a zero-dependency, single-header C++ CLI parser
  • you need automatic type checking and usage generation
  • you want to drop a parser into your project by copying one file

When to avoid

  • you need subcommands or advanced CLI features
  • you want an actively developed library with recent updates
  • you need locale-aware or complex argument syntax

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

parser cli developer-tools developer-tools parsers cpp cross-platform cli header-only command-line-parser argument-parsing cpp single-header command-line

3 sources

Member repositories

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