#!/usr/bin/env node // This is used as an example in the README for: // Other option types, flag|value // You can specify an option which functions as a flag but may also take a value (declared using square brackets). const commander = require('commander'); const program = new commander.Command(); program.option('-c, --cheese [type]', 'Add cheese with optional type'); program.parse(process.argv); const options = program.opts(); if (options.cheese === undefined) console.log('no cheese'); else if (options.cheese === true) console.log('add cheese'); else console.log(`add cheese type ${options.cheese}`); // Try the following: // node options-boolean-or-value // node options-boolean-or-value --cheese // node options-boolean-or-value --cheese mozzarella