popp

Command line tool to pluck the first line out of a file

Zero dependencies. Requires Node >= 18.

Install

npm install -g popp

CLI Usage

Pop the first line off a file and print it to stdout:

popp path/to/file.txt

Rotate — pop the first line and append it to the end:

popp path/to/file.txt --rotate

Show help:

popp --help

Programmatic Usage

const popp = require("popp")

// pop first line
const line = popp("path/to/file.txt")

// pop and rotate
const line = popp("path/to/file.txt", { rotate: true })

Options

| Flag | Short | Description | |------|-------|-------------| | --rotate | -r | Move the popped line to the end of the file | | --help | -h | Show help message |

Test

npm test