@pbnjs/cli

The official CLI for pbnj - paste code from your terminal

Installation

npm install -g @pbnjs/cli

Or use without installing:

npx @pbnjs/cli myfile.py

Quick Start

# Configure your pbnj instance
pbnj --init

# Show current configuration
pbnj --show-config

# Paste a file
pbnj script.py
# → https://pbnj.sh/crunchy-peanut-butter-toast (copied to clipboard)

# Pipe content
cat error.log | pbnj

# List your pastes
pbnj -l

# Update an existing paste
pbnj -u crunchy-peanut-butter-toast newfile.py

# Delete a paste
pbnj -d crunchy-peanut-butter-toast

Setup

Configure your pbnj instance:

pbnj --init

This will prompt you for:

• Host URL: Your pbnj instance URL
• Auth Key: Your secret key for creating pastes

Configuration is saved to ~/.pbnj.

Alternatively, use environment variables:

export PBNJ_HOST=https://your-instance.workers.dev
export PBNJ_AUTH_KEY=your-secret-key

Commands

Create a paste

# From a file
pbnj script.py

# From stdin
cat error.log | pbnj
echo "console.log('hello')" | pbnj -L javascript

# With custom filename
pbnj -f "app.js" - < code.txt

Update a paste

# Update with new file content
pbnj -u <paste-id> newfile.py

# Update from stdin
cat updated.log | pbnj -u <paste-id>

List pastes

# List recent pastes (default: 10)
pbnj -l

# List more pastes
pbnj -l 20

Delete a paste

pbnj -d <paste-id>

Options

| Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | -L, --language <lang> | Override automatic language detection | | -f, --filename <name> | Set filename for the paste | | -u, --update <id> | Update an existing paste | | -d, --delete <id> | Delete a paste by ID | | -l, --list [n] | List recent pastes (default: 10, or specify count) | | -n, --no-copy | Don't copy URL to clipboard after creating paste | | -p, --private | Create a private (unlisted) paste | | -s, --secret <key> | Set a secret key for private paste | | -h, --help | Show help | | -v, --version | Show version | | --init | Configure your pbnj instance | | --show-config | Show current host URL configuration |

Supported Languages

The CLI automatically detects language from file extensions:

• JavaScript (.js, .jsx)
• TypeScript (.ts, .tsx)
• Python (.py)
• Rust (.rs)
• Go (.go)
• Ruby (.rb)
• And 30+ more...

License

MIT