Introduction
Picking an argument parser
1. Handling arguments and subcommands
Binaries vs libraries
1. Machine-readable output
2. Organizing code in binary crates
Versioning
Adding colors to applications
1. Managing colors in Rust
Configuration
1. Hierarchical configuration
2. Merging command-line arguments and config files
Dry runs and the interpreter pattern
Logging
Error handling and exit codes
Signal handling
Atomic writes
Locking and TOCTOU races
Key words
Acknowledgments
Changelog

Rain's Rust CLI recommendations

Changelog

This page will document significant changes or additions to advice. For the full changelog, see the list of commits on GitHub.

2022-01-21: Initial public version.