iainlbc/cobra-example

minimal example of cobra app

cobra-example

An example application built with cobra

Steps

1. Install cobra

   go get github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra

2. Initialize cobra-example application

   $GOPATH/bin/cobra init github.com/dharmeshkakadia/cobra-example

3. Add hello and bye sub commands to our example app

   $GOPATH/bin/cobra add hello

   $GOPATH/bin/cobra add bye

4. Edit cmd/hello.go, cmd/bye.go and main.go to reflect the command description and logic required.

5. Run main.go. You would see full help and subcommands

   go run main.go
   
   This application shows how to create modern CLI
   applications in go using Cobra CLI library
   
   Usage:
   cobra-example [command]
   
   Available Commands:
   bye         says bye
   hello       says hello
   help        Help about any command
   
   Flags:
       --config string   config file (default is $HOME/.cobra-example.yaml)
   -h, --help            help for cobra-example
   -t, --toggle          Help message for toggle