Phase 2 · Node.js Fundamentals
ProjectsCLI Tool
Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap.
Summary
A command-line tool (e.g. a task manager or file renamer) — practice for `process.argv`, the `fs` module, and packaging a script as a runnable CLI.
How to Learn This
- 1Parse command-line arguments manually or with a library like `commander`.
- 2Add colored terminal output for better UX, e.g. with `chalk`.
- 3Package it with a `bin` field in `package.json` so it can be installed globally.
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