CLI Reference

CLI Reference

All Tempify commands and important flags.

Help in the terminal: tempify --help, tempify <command> -h, tempify <template-id> -h

Top-level commands

Command	Description
list	Available templates (workspace + shared store)
info <id>	Template details
doctor	Check environment (paths, index, catalog)
completion <shell>	Shell completion (bash, zsh, fish)
validate <id>	Validate template structure
inspect <id>	Show merged template graph
lint <id>	Quality hints
test <id>	Run template fixtures
refresh	Rebuild shared-template index
reapply <id> <target>	Safe update of an existing target
process / -p	Pass arguments through to Prebyte
<id> [target]	Render template (main command)

Render: important flags

Flag	Description
--set key=value	Set question/variable (highest priority)
--answers <path>	Load values from JSON
--write-answers <path>	Export resolved values
-f, --overwrite-if-exists	Allow existing target; overwrite collisions
-s, --skip-if-file-exists	Allow existing target; skip collisions
--non-interactive	Fail instead of prompting
--strict	Reject unknown/invalid imported values
--accept-hooks yes|ask|no	Hook execution
--no-hooks	Alias for --accept-hooks no
--hook-timeout-ms <ms>	Hook timeout (0 = off)
--dry-run	Show plan, write nothing
--plan-json	Build plan as JSON
--diff	Report-only diff (no hooks, no writes)
--reapply	Safe reapply (see Reapply)
--report	With --reapply: report only
--json	JSON output (mode-dependent)
--tui	Wizard frontend
-q, --questions	Question overview instead of render

Questions mode

tempify <template-id> --questions
tempify <template-id> --questions --json
tempify <template-id> --questions --full

Catalog commands with JSON

Most inspection commands support --json:

tempify list --json
tempify info basic_cpp --json
tempify validate basic_cpp --json
tempify inspect basic_cpp --json
tempify lint basic_cpp --json
tempify test basic_cpp --json
tempify doctor --json
tempify refresh --json

test: fixtures

tempify test basic_cpp
tempify test basic_cpp --fixture default_no_ci
tempify test basic_cpp --list-fixtures
tempify test basic_cpp --update-snapshots

Examples

# Render
tempify basic_cpp my-app --set project_name="Demo" --set name_slug=demo ...

# Reapply report
tempify reapply basic_cpp my-app --report --json

# Diff without writes
tempify basic_cpp my-app --diff --json

# Completion
tempify completion bash >> ~/.bashrc

See also

Getting Started · Render Options · Questions & Answers