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Meta Package Manager

meta-package-manager

A CLI for multi-package manager upgrades.

Runs as mpm|macOS, Linux, Windows|mpm.run

Open form in Otty otty.toml

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apps/meta-package-manager/otty.tomlThe file this page is generated from

id = "meta-package-manager"

name = "Meta Package Manager"

homepage = "https://mpm.run/"

description = "A CLI for multi-package manager upgrades."

executables = ["mpm"]

[dotfiles]

# Official configuration docs list the per-user application directory on each

# platform (https://mpm.run/configuration/).

paths = ["[appData]/mpm/", "[configHome]/mpm/", "%APPDATA%/mpm/"]

secret = []

[commands]

format = 1

label = "Meta Package Manager"

description = "Search, list outdated, upgrade and install packages across managers. Manager selectors (--brew, --no-apt, ...) and global options such as --dry-run are left out."

quality = "ai-draft"

parser = { end_of_options = "--", interleave = "permute", long_equals = true, short_attached = true, short_bundles = false }

[[commands.subcommand]]

path = ["search"]

label = "Search packages"

[[commands.subcommand.source]]

id = "doc"

kind = "manual"

url = "https://mpm.run/cli-parameters/"

evidence = """

Usage: mpm search [OPTIONS] QUERY

--extended / --id-name-only Extend search to description, instead of

--exact / --fuzzy Only keep packages whose ID or name matches the

--columns COLUMNS Restrict and reorder table columns, SQL SELECT-

"""

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "query"

label = "Query"

type = "string"

position = 0

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "extended"

label = "Search descriptions too"

type = "boolean"

option = ["--extended"]

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "exact"

label = "Exact match only"

type = "boolean"

option = ["--exact"]

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "columns"

label = "Columns"

type = "string"

option = ["--columns"]

description = "Comma-separated column IDs."

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.task]]

id = "search"

label = "Search"

fields = ["query"]

required = ["query"]

[[commands.subcommand.group]]

id = "basic"

label = "Basic"

fields = ["query", "extended", "exact"]

[[commands.subcommand.group]]

id = "advanced"

label = "Advanced"

fields = ["columns"]

[[commands.subcommand]]

path = ["outdated"]

label = "List outdated packages"

[[commands.subcommand.source]]

id = "doc"

kind = "manual"

url = "https://mpm.run/cli-parameters/"

evidence = """

Usage: mpm outdated [OPTIONS] [QUERY]

--exact / --fuzzy With a QUERY, only keep packages whose ID or name matches

--columns COLUMNS Restrict and reorder table columns, SQL SELECT-

"""

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "query"

label = "Query"

type = "string"

position = 0

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "exact"

label = "Exact match only"

type = "boolean"

option = ["--exact"]

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "columns"

label = "Columns"

type = "string"

option = ["--columns"]

description = "Comma-separated column IDs."

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.task]]

id = "outdated"

label = "List outdated"

fields = ["query"]

required = []

[[commands.subcommand.group]]

id = "basic"

label = "Basic"

fields = ["query", "exact"]

[[commands.subcommand.group]]

id = "advanced"

label = "Advanced"

fields = ["columns"]

[[commands.subcommand]]

path = ["upgrade"]

label = "Upgrade packages"

[[commands.subcommand.source]]

id = "doc"

kind = "manual"

url = "https://mpm.run/cli-parameters/"

evidence = """

Usage: mpm upgrade [OPTIONS] [PACKAGES_SPECS]...

PACKAGES_SPECS... A mix of plain <package_id>, simple <package_id@version>

-A, --all Upgrade all outdated packages. Will make the command

--columns COLUMNS Restrict and reorder table columns, SQL SELECT-

"""

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "packages"

label = "Packages"

type = "string"

position = 0

multiple = true

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "all"

label = "Upgrade all outdated packages"

type = "boolean"

option = ["--all", "-A"]

effect = "exec"

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "columns"

label = "Columns"

type = "string"

option = ["--columns"]

description = "Comma-separated column IDs."

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.task]]

id = "upgrade_all"

label = "Upgrade everything"

fields = ["all"]

required = ["all"]

set = { all = [true] }

[[commands.subcommand.group]]

id = "basic"

label = "Basic"

fields = ["packages", "all"]

[[commands.subcommand.group]]

id = "advanced"

label = "Advanced"

fields = ["columns"]

[[commands.subcommand]]

path = ["install"]

label = "Install packages"

[[commands.subcommand.source]]

id = "doc"

kind = "manual"

url = "https://mpm.run/cli-parameters/"

evidence = """

Usage: mpm install [OPTIONS] PACKAGES_SPECS...

PACKAGES_SPECS... A mix of plain <package_id>, simple <package_id@version>

--columns COLUMNS Restrict and reorder table columns, SQL SELECT-

"""

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "packages"

label = "Packages"

type = "string"

position = 0

multiple = true

effect = "exec"

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "columns"

label = "Columns"

type = "string"

option = ["--columns"]

description = "Comma-separated column IDs."

sources = ["doc"]

[[commands.subcommand.task]]

id = "install"

label = "Install"

fields = ["packages"]

required = ["packages"]

[[commands.subcommand.group]]

id = "basic"

label = "Basic"

fields = ["packages"]

[[commands.subcommand.group]]

id = "advanced"

label = "Advanced"

fields = ["columns"]

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