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Get Started Building CLI Tools with Node.js

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1Plan a Node.js CLI Tool Project with README Driven Development2:23
2Initialize a Node.js Project with NPM2:12
3Set the Node.js Project to ECMAScript Modules (ESM)1:50
4Parse User Input through Node.js process argv for Flags3:11
5Parse User Input in Node.js with readline4:35
6Assess and Choose a 3rd Party Library for your Node.js CLI Tool3:10
7Process User Input with Inquirer in Node.js2:41
8Assess and Choose Three Approaches to Reading from the File System in Node.js3:45
9Read a File with Node.js readFile from the File System and Parse Question and Answer1:14
10Log Question Results by using Node.js to Filter and Write to a File2:44
11Find a Random Element in a JSON File in Node.js0:58
12Add Question/Answer Object to our Data with Node.js writeFile3:35
13Offload Complex Logic and Confirm a Correct Answer with the User2:43
14Make a Node.js Script Globally Executable with a Shebang and a Symbolic Link2:33
15Handle Relative Paths in a Node.js ESM Project with import.meta.url2:52
16Use parseArgs to Parse your Command Line1:46

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