gum

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# Gum\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"https://stuff.charm.sh/gum/nutritional-information.png\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://stuff.charm.sh/gum/gum.png\" alt=\"Gum Image\" width=\"450\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/charmbracelet/gum/releases\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/release/charmbracelet/gum.svg\" alt=\"Latest Release\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/charmbracelet/gum?tab=doc\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://godoc.org/github.com/golang/gddo?status.svg\" alt=\"Go Docs\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/charmbracelet/gum/actions\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/charmbracelet/gum/workflows/build/badge.svg\" alt=\"Build Status\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\nA tool for glamorous shell scripts. Leverage the power of\n[Bubbles](https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles) and [Lip\nGloss](https://github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss) in your scripts and aliases\nwithout writing any Go code!\n\n\u003cimg alt=\"Shell running the ./demo.sh script\" width=\"600\" src=\"https://vhs.charm.sh/vhs-1qY57RrQlXCuydsEgDp68G.gif\"\u003e\n\nThe above example is running from a single shell script ([source](./examples/demo.sh)).\n\n## Tutorial\n\nGum provides highly configurable, ready-to-use utilities to help you write\nuseful shell scripts and dotfile aliases with just a few lines of code.\nLet\u0027s build a simple script to help you write\n[Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/#summary)\nfor your dotfiles.\n\nAsk for the commit type with gum choose:\n\n```bash\ngum choose \"fix\" \"feat\" \"docs\" \"style\" \"refactor\" \"test\" \"chore\" \"revert\"\n```\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e This command itself will print to stdout which is not all that useful. To make use of the command later on you can save the stdout to a `$VARIABLE` or `file.txt`.\n\nPrompt for the scope of these changes:\n\n```bash\ngum input --placeholder \"scope\"\n```\n\nPrompt for the summary and description of changes:\n\n```bash\ngum input --value \"$TYPE$SCOPE: \" --placeholder \"Summary of this change\"\ngum write --placeholder \"Details of this change\"\n```\n\nConfirm before committ",
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  "why_use_this": "Build polished CLI workflows with prompts, menus, and styled text directly from bash\u2014no need to write Go. Great for dotfiles, commit hooks, and interactive scripts where you want TUI components (choice, input, confirm, file picker) with minimal shell logic. Single binary, zero runtime dependencies."
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