Command Line Applications in Ruby

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Explains how to build command-line applications using Ruby, covering relevant libraries and tools in the Ruby ecosystem for creating, parsing, and packaging CLI programs. Focuses on practical techniques and workflows for developing, testing, and distributing Ruby-based command-line tools.

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1. 0:00About Keith Bennett
2. 1:31Command Line Applications
3. 3:01WiFi
4. 4:42Command Line Interface
5. 5:07Git
6. 5:22Sub commands
7. 5:35Switches
8. 6:45Mac Utilities
9. 8:45Requirements
10. 11:35Example
11. 13:09Roast mode
12. 15:39Inspect mode
13. 16:04Parse Command Line Option
14. 17:18Open Command Line Option
15. 18:36Basic Class Design
16. 20:37Convenience Methods
17. 21:37External Commands
18. 21:59PreCommands
19. 24:12Shell Words
20. 25:38executable
21. 26:34optional parentheses
22. 27:26JRuby
23. 28:13Questions

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