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CLI providing unifying interface to all package managers.

Project description

CLI providing unifying interface to all package managers.

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Obligatory XKCD.

Source: XKCD #1654.

Features

  • Search and list all package managers on the system.

  • Supports macOS and Linux.

  • List installed packages.

  • List outdated packages.

  • Sync local package infos.

  • Upgrade all outdated packages.

  • Apply commands per-package manager or to all of them.

  • Export results in JSON or user-friendly tables.

  • Provides a BitBar plugin for friendly macOS integration.

Supported package managers

Package manager

Version

macOS

Linux

Windows

sync

list

search

install

outdated

upgrade

Homebrew

>= 1.0.*

Homebrew Cask

>= 1.0.*

Python 2 pip

Python 3 pip

Node’s npm

Atom’s apm

Ruby’s gem

Mac AppStore via mas

>= 1.3.1

If you’re bored, feel free to add support for new package manager. See the list of good candidates.

Usage

Examples of the package’s mpm CLI.

List global options and commands:

$ mpm
Usage: mpm [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  CLI for multi-package manager upgrades.

Options:
  -v, --verbosity LEVEL           Either CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO or
                                  DEBUG. Defaults to INFO.
  -m, --manager [npm|mas|pip3|pip2|cask|apm|brew|gem]
                                  Restrict sub-command to one package manager.
                                  Defaults to all.
  -o, --output-format [simple|plain|json|fancy]
                                  Rendering mode of the output. Defaults to
                                  fancy.
  --version                       Show the version and exit.
  --help                          Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  managers  List supported package managers and their location.
  outdated  List outdated packages.
  sync      Sync local package info.
  upgrade   Upgrade all packages.

List all supported package managers and their status on current system:

$ mpm managers
╒═══════════════════╤══════╤═════════════╤════════════════════════╤══════════════╤═════════════╕
│ Package manager   │ ID   │ Supported   │ CLI                    │ Executable   │ Version     │
╞═══════════════════╪══════╪═════════════╪════════════════════════╪══════════════╪═════════════╡
│ Atom's apm        │ apm  │ ✓           │ ✓  /usr/local/bin/apm  │ ✓            │ ✓  1.12.9   │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Homebrew          │ brew │ ✓           │ ✓  /usr/local/bin/brew │ ✓            │ ✓  1.1.7    │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Homebrew Cask     │ cask │ ✓           │ ✓  /usr/local/bin/brew │ ✓            │ ✓  1.1.7    │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Ruby Gems         │ gem  │ ✓           │ ✓  /usr/bin/gem        │ ✓            │ ✓  2.0.14.1 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Mac AppStore      │ mas  │ ✓           │ ✓  /usr/local/bin/mas  │ ✓            │ ✓  1.3.1    │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Node's npm        │ npm  │ ✓           │ ✓  /usr/local/bin/npm  │ ✓            │ ✓  4.0.5    │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Python 2's Pip    │ pip2 │ ✓           │ ✓  /usr/local/bin/pip2 │ ✓            │ ✓  9.0.1    │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Python 3's Pip    │ pip3 │ ✓           │ ✓  /usr/local/bin/pip3 │ ✓            │ ✓  9.0.1    │
╘═══════════════════╧══════╧═════════════╧════════════════════════╧══════════════╧═════════════╛

Changes for v2.4.0 (2017-01-28)

  • Add new list operation. Closes #20.

  • Fix upgrade of mas packages. Closes #32.

  • Document BitBar plugin release process.

  • Colorize check-marks in CLI output.

  • Decouple sync and outdated actions in all managers.

  • Cache output of outdated command.

  • Add global todo list in documentation.

  • Bump requirement to boltons >= 17.0.0 for Python 3.3 compatibility.

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