silent-cli

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Environment variables and parameters for running command line programs reliably in non-interactive environments (unattended). Includes silent modes, color/disable TTY, and reduced output options for 155 CLI tools.

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cli-automationunattended-executionenvironment-variablescli-toolssilent-mode

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Silent and Unattended CLI Execution Skill

Overview

This skill provides a comprehensive reference for running command line programs in unattended/non-interactive environments. It documents environment variables, command-line flags, and configuration options to:
  • Disable interactive prompts - Ensure programs run without user input
  • Suppress progress indicators - Disable spinners, progress bars, and real-time updates
  • Disable colored output - Remove ANSI color codes and terminal formatting
  • Reduce output verbosity - Limit output to essential information only
  • Force non-TTY mode - Prevent programs from detecting terminal capabilities

Coverage

  • 155 programs across Linux, macOS, and Windows
  • Cloud platforms, containers, version control, build tools, databases, security, monitoring, CI/CD, IaC, and more

Structure

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├── SKILL.md              # This file - skill overview
├── INDEX_BY_NAME.md      # Program index alphabetically
├── INDEX_BY_CATEGORY.md  # Program index by category
├── PLATFORM_COVERAGE.md  # Platform coverage statistics
├── UNIX.md               # Unix/Linux usage examples
├── WINDOWS.md            # Windows-specific notes
├── programs/             # Individual program documentation (155 files)
│   ├── git.md
│   ├── curl.md
│   ├── aws.md
│   ├── docker.md
│   └── ...
└── scripts/              # Helper scripts (if needed)

Quick Reference

  • INDEX_BY_NAME.md - Alphabetical listing of all programs
  • INDEX_BY_CATEGORY.md - Programs organized by category
  • PLATFORM_COVERAGE.md - Platform coverage statistics
  • UNIX.md - Unix/Linux usage examples
  • WINDOWS.md - Windows-specific notes (reserved filenames, etc.)
  • CONTRIBUTING.md - How to contribute, program documentation format

Universal Environment Variables

These environment variables affect many programs:
VariableValueEffect
CI
true
Indicates continuous integration environment, triggers non-interactive mode for many tools
DEBIAN_FRONTEND
noninteractive
Prevents apt/dpkg from prompting (Debian/Ubuntu)
FORCE_COLOR
0
Disables colored output (Node.js, some JS tools)
NO_COLOR
1
Disables colored output (growing standard)
TERM
dumb
Minimal terminal capabilities
TZ
UTC
Sets timezone, prevents timezone prompts
PYTHONUNBUFFERED
1
Unbuffered Python output
NODE_NO_WARNINGS
1
Suppress Node.js warnings