Bash Cli Framework

When to Use This Skill

✅ Use when:

• Building new bash CLI tools or scripts
• Adding consistent output formatting to existing scripts
• Need standardized error handling and logging
• Creating user-friendly interactive scripts
• Building tools that will be used across multiple repositories

❌ Avoid when:

• Simple one-liner scripts
• Scripts that don't produce user-facing output
• When Python/Node CLI frameworks are more appropriate

Complete Example

A complete script using all framework components: