Cli prototype app

CLI protype app accepting parameters and then quitting after doing some work

Inspired by blackode's post

How to compile

mix escript.build

How to run

./cli cat --file contents.txt

Unnamed arguments: ["cat"]
Named arguments: [file: "contents.txt"]

The making of

Create the project

mix new cli

In the mix.exs, add this to the project keyword list

escript: [main_module: Cli.Main],

Build it

mix escript.build

Run it

./cli cat --file contents.txt