02-create-a-single-command-node-js-cli-with-oclif-typescript-and-yarn-workspaces.md

02. Create a Single-Command Node.js CLI with Oclif, TypeScript and Yarn Workspaces

Notes

The fastest way to create a robust, cross-platform compatible Node.js CLI is by running npx oclif single mycli.

Oclif is both a CLI framework and a CLI that scaffolds CLI's.

There are two ways to simulate this locally. You can actually yarn link --global, or you can use a yarn workspace.

Personal Take

For local development you don't want to reinstall your CLI every time. Use symlinking.

## example 1: global dep
## in CLI folder
yarn link --global
## in project folder
myfirstcli init

## example 2: local dep
## in CLI folder
yarn link
## in project folder
yarn link myfirstcli
yarn myfirstcli init