Simple CLI Help and Sanity Checks

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library 1.8.0 ·javascript
verified May 27, 2026

simple-bin-help is a utility library for Node.js CLI (Command Line Interface) scripts, providing essential features like automatic help message display, argument validation, and update notifications. Currently stable at version 1.8.0, its release cadence is moderate, with updates typically focusing on dependency bumps and minor improvements rather than rapid feature additions. Key differentiators include its consolidated approach to common CLI boilerplate, offering a single function call to handle `--help` / `--version` flags, enforce minimum argument counts (`minArguments`), and integrate `update-notifier` for prompting users about new versions. It allows for customizable help strings, an `onFail` callback for custom error handling, and a `noExit` option to control the default `process.exit()` behavior, providing flexibility for different CLI design patterns.

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