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Homeyargs
Yargs is a Node. js library designed for parsing command line arguments and building interactive command line tools. It provides features like commands, options, and dynamically generated help menus, making it ideal for applications that require user input via the command line.
- lurq health score
- 74/100
- Confidence
- proven
- Weekly downloads
- 189,452,732
- Latest version
- 18.2.0
- Last release
- Sep 20, 2026
- License
- MIT
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lurq's verdict: low
- No known advisories
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