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Ahmed Tarek

If you are going to try building a command line application with node here are some packages to consider:

  • download Downloading any file from its link, useful if are fetching data and going to download images or something

  • commander A framework for cli apps, making options and such

  • chalk A library that lets you output colored text on the terminal

  • inquirer Lets you ask the user questions, useful for creating interactive applications

  • shelljs Run any terminal command from your javascript file

Also if you are starting new projects, you might want to check my project, Initior. It will make initializing your new projects really fast and convenient <3