@ -21,6 +21,42 @@ Make sure your PATH includes to the `$GOPATH/bin` directory so your commands can
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
```
## Getting Started
One of the philosophies behind cli.go is that an API should be playful and full of discovery. So a cli.go app can be as little as one line of code in `main()`.
``` go
package main
import "os"
import "github.com/codegangsta/cli"
func main() {
cli.NewApp().Run(os.Args)
}
```
This app will run and show help text, but is not very useful. Let's give an action to execute and some help documentation:
``` go
package main
import "os"
import "github.com/codegangsta/cli"
func main() {
app := cli.NewApp()
app.Name = "boom"
app.Usage = "make an explosive entrance"
app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) {
println("boom! I say!")
}
app.Run(os.Args)
}
```
Running this already gives you a ton of functionality, plus support for things like subcommands and flags, which are covered below.
## Example
Being a programmer can be a lonely job. Thankfully by the power of automation that is not the case! Let's create a greeter app to fend off our demons of loneliness!
@ -81,7 +117,7 @@ You can lookup arguments by calling the `Args` function on cli.Context.