CommandBox : CLI, Package Manager, REPL & More
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Introduction
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Overview
Release History
Getting Started Guide
Setup
Usage
IDE Integrations
Config Settings
Embedded Server
Package Management
Task Runners
Helpful Commands
Deploying CommandBox
TestBox Integration
Developing For CommandBox
ForgeBox Enterprise
Introduction
Storage
Commands
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Overview
CommandBox CLI
CommandBox is a standalone, native Command Line Interface (CLI), Package Manager, Embedded CFML Server and Read Eval Print Loop (REPL) aimed to help ColdFusion (CFML) developers become more productive through automation, dependency management, command line-based tools, and ASCII snake games.

Features at a Glance

CommandBox is an amalgamation of many different tools and borrows concepts from NPM, Grunt/Gulp, Maven, Bower, and Node. Features include:
  • Command Line for ColdFusion (CFML)
  • Operating System integration for executing commands
  • Ability to create and execute commands built using ColdFusion (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
  • REPL (Read-Evaluate-Print-Loop) console for immediate ColdFusion
    (CFML) interaction
  • Ability to interact with user via CLI and create workflows and
    installers
  • Ability to execute workflows and tasks
  • Built-in Help system
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