hashmo

CLI to write a file with a timestamp-based hash (plaintext, PHP, or JSON).

Requires Node.js 20 or later.

Install

npm install --save-dev hashmo

Usage

Default: writes hash.txt in the current directory with a hex timestamp (e.g. 1901657805c). On success, the written file path is printed unless you pass --quiet.

hashmo

PHP output in a build folder:

hashmo --type=php --destination=./build/ --output=hash.php

<?php return "1901657805c";

JSON output:

hashmo --type=json -d ./dist -o version.json

{"hash":"1901657805c"}

Options

| Option | Description | | --- | --- | | -t, --type | Output type: plaintext, php, or json (default: plaintext) | | -d, --destination | Destination directory (default: current directory) | | -o, --output | Output filename (default: hash.txt) | | --raw | Use raw decimal timestamp instead of hex | | -q, --quiet | Do not print the written file path | | -v, --version | Show version | | -h, --help | Show help |

License

Licensed under MIT.

Copyright

© 2026 Nilambar Sharma