dominictarr/rc

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

A tiny Node.js configuration loader that merges defaults, config files (JSON or INI), environment variables, and command-line arguments into one object using conventional rc-file lookup locations. It is intentionally non-configurable, requiring only an app name and a defaults object.

Use cases

• load configuration from rc files in a node cli app
• merge command line args with config files and env vars
• read .apprc style config files with standard lookup paths
• support ini and json config files with comments
• layered configuration with sensible precedence for a nodejs tool

When to choose

• you want zero-configuration config loading with unix rc-file conventions
• you need a tiny dependency for a CLI tool's settings
• you want config from multiple sources (files, env, argv) merged automatically

When to avoid

• you need configurable file formats like YAML or TOML
• you need schema validation or typed configuration
• you want full control over lookup paths and precedence rules

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

configuration-management parser developer-tools backend cli cross-platform config-loader rc-files ini json-config environment-variables dotfiles command-line nodejs javascript

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