🌟 packages and resources that work really well with https://github.com/zkat/npx 🕶
npx lets you execute npm package binaries without installing them. npx is the last thing you need to globally install:
> npm i -g npx (this command also updates npx)
Now you can execute tools from npm packages without having to install them globally:
> npx cowsay wow
npx: installed 1 in 1.413s
_____
< wow >
-----
\ ^__^
\ (oo)\_______
(__)\ )\/\
||----w |
|| ||
you can even use npx to view this list of awesome-npx tools:
> npx awesome-npx
alex - check text or markdown documents for insensitive or inconsiderate writing
npx alex README.md
cat README.md | npx alex
decode-zhuyin - decode Chinese word to Zhuyin password
npx decode-zhuyin <text>
goops - add gitignore rules heuristically based on files in your current directory
npx goops
http-server - run a static web server in your current directory
npx http-server
json-server - run a mock REST API server with JSON-based response configuration
npx json-server https://raw.githubusercontent.com/typicode/jsonplaceholder/master/data.json
NodeSchool Workshoppers - Learn something new!
npx learnyounode
npx how-to-npm
npx git-it
npx elementary-electron
okimdone - execute a long-running command and be told out loud when it's done
npx okimdone npm install
pa11y - check websites for accessibility issues
npx pa11y http://example.com
shx - portable shell commands like ls, cp, rm
npx shx ls
npx shx rm -rf /tmp
strip-ansi-cli - remove terminal color codes from piped text
echo -e "\033[33m hello" | npx strip-ansi-cli
dist-upgrade - install the latest global node and npm
npx dist-upgrade
npm-check - interactively update npm dependencies
npx npm-check
npx npm-check --skip-unused --update
nsp - scan your npm project for vulnerabilities and security alerts
npx nsp check
snyk - scan for vulnerabilities in your project and its dependencies and even fix them (requires account with service)
npx snyk test
npx snyk monitor
sort-package-json - sort your package.json keys
npx sort-package-json
benny-hill - plays benny-hill theme music while a command is running
npx benny-hill npm test
cowsay - adds cow ascii art to your special message
npx cowsay <text>
figlet-cli - the classic multi-line ascii text generator, with font support
npx figlet-cli <text>
lolcatjs - colorful rainbow text from a file or stdin
echo hello | npx lolcatjs --animate cat /dev/urandom | base64 | npx lolcatjs
qrip - generate QR codes in your terminal
npx qrip https://random.cat npx qrip "$(npm info qrip homepage)"
workin-hard - a clone of hackertyper.com
npx workin-hard
- Introducing npx: an npm package runner
- write one and we'll link it here!
Please read the CONTRIBUTING.md and CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md docs. Everything in this repo is licensed CC0-1.0 unless otherwise noted. Thank you for being awesome!
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