CommandBox CLI

CommandBox is the de facto standard for BoxLang development and execution.

CommandBox is an amalgamation of many different tools and borrows concepts from NPM, Grunt/Gulp, Maven, ANT, Node, and much more. Features include:

• True Command Line for ColdFusion (CFML) and BoxLang

• Operation System integration for executing commands

• Ability to create and execute commands built using BoxLang and CFML

• ForgeBox integration for cloud package management and installations

• ColdBox Platform, TestBox, and ContentBox CMS Integrations

• Integrated servlet server with rewrite capabilities

• Ability to create command recipes and execution

• Ability to interact with users via CLI and create workflows and

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• Ability to execute workflows and tasks

• Built-in Help system

Installation

CommandBox is a Java-based executable that will run on the most recent desktop operating systems (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows). Since it is a command line tool that uses a shell interface, it does not require an operating system using a GUI. Below is a simple guideline to get you up and running, but an in-depth guide can be found here: https://commandbox.ortusbooks.com/setup

Requirements

• 256MB+ RAM

• 250MB+ free hard drive space

• Multi-core CPU recommended

• JRE/JDK 11+

Getting Started

We have created a small getting started guide that will give you enough skills to move forward with any CommandBox development. You can find it here: https://commandbox.ortusbooks.com/content/getting_started_guide.html