One-Liner CLI

A command-line utility to convert multi-line terminal commands into a single line.

Installation

You can install this tool globally from npm:

npm install -g one-liner-cli

Usage

After copying a multi-line command to your clipboard, simply run:

one-liner

This will read the command from your clipboard, convert it to a single line, and print the result to the console.

Options

• -c, --copy: Read from clipboard and write the result back to clipboard
• -p, --print: Print the result to console (default)
• -v, --verbose: Show both original and converted command

Examples

Basic usage (prints the converted command):

one-liner

Copy the result back to clipboard:

one-liner --copy

Show both original and converted command:

one-liner --verbose

Copy the result to clipboard and don't print to console:

one-liner --copy --no-print

How It Works

This tool:

1. Reads text from your clipboard
2. Converts multi-line commands into a single line by:
   • Removing line continuation characters (\ at the end of lines)
   • Replacing newlines with spaces
   • Removing extra spaces
3. Outputs the result to the console and/or clipboard based on options

Development

To develop locally:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/one-liner-cli.git
   cd one-liner-cli

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Link for local development:

   npm link

License

ISC