shell-cli

A Spring Shell CLI application. Built with Spring Boot 4.0.4 and Spring Shell 3.4.2.

Features

• Interactive command-line interface powered by Spring Shell
• Java 17+ support
• Fast startup with minimal logging
• Easy installation via one-liner command

Installation

Quick Install (macOS/Linux/WSL)

curl -fsSL https://github.com/TengMengHouy/shell-cli/raw/main/install.sh | bash
shell-cli

Windows installation and usage

Step 1 — Open PowerShell

1. Press Win + X
2. Select "Windows PowerShell" (or "Windows Terminal")

Step 2 — Run the install command Run this in PowerShell (downloads and runs installer):

irm https://github.com/TengMengHouy/shell-cli/raw/main/install.ps1 | iex

Notes:

• irm = Invoke-RestMethod (downloads the script)
• iex = Invoke-Expression (executes it)

What the installer does:

• Creates: %USERPROFILE%\.local\bin
• Downloads JAR to: %USERPROFILE%\.local\bin\shell-cli.jar
• Creates wrapper: %USERPROFILE%\.local\bin\shell-cli.bat that runs: java --enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED -jar "%USERPROFILE%\.local\bin\shell-cli.jar" %*

Step 3 — Add to PATH

1. Press Win + X → System
2. Click "Advanced system settings"
3. Click "Environment Variables"
4. Under "User variables", click "New"
   • Name: PATH
   • Value: %USERPROFILE%\.local\bin
5. Click "OK" three times
6. Restart PowerShell

Step 4 — Run the CLI In PowerShell run:

shell-cli

Notes

• Ensure a compatible Java runtime is installed.