lmstfy 0.0.1

System Requirements

Python 3.6+ is required to install lmstfy. Don’t have Python 3.6 or later? See the Python 3 Installation & Setup Guide.

You also need to have pip installed on your machine for python3. Installing it varies from system to system. Consult pip’s installation instructions. Installing on Linux works best with a Linux Package Manager.

Installing via Python

$ python3 -m pip install --user pipx
$ python3 -m pipx ensurepath
$ python3 -m pipx install lmstfy

Installing via Brew

Pipx works on MacOS, Linux, and Windows.

Pipx can be installed on macOS using brew.

$ brew install pipx
$ pipx ensurepath
$ pipx install lmstfy

Running Commands

Invoke a build system using the “run” subcommand:

$ lmstfy run make
$ lmstfy run cmake
$ lmstfy run gradlew build
$ lmstfy run maven mypackage

Invoke a hot-reloading webserver using the “run” subcommand:

$ lmstfy run python3 manage.py runserver

Invoke an interpreter using the “run” subcommand:

$ lmstfy run python3

The stdin, stdout, and stderr streams are wrapped around the executed process. Signals are also passed to the subprocess.

Piping Input

Pipe output to lmstfy.

$ ./script.sh | grep -i -C 10 error | lmstfy pipe

It’s also possible to provide metadata:

$ ./script.sh | lmstfy pipe --hint language=python3

Parsing Output

Parse log files using cat:

$ lmstfy cat log.txt

Or parse log files using curl:

$ lmstfy curl https://path/to/log.txt

Or parse the output in your terminal:

CMD-a CMD-c
$ lmstfy pipe << EOF
CMD-v EOF RET