What is wikibase-cli used for?

Wikibase-cli is used for accessing and editing Wikibase instances from the command line, allowing Wikidata editors to perform data queries, searches, and modifications programmatically without using the web interface.

What programming languages and platforms does wikibase-cli support?

Wikibase-cli is a JavaScript library built for Node.js, making it cross-platform compatible. It runs on any operating system that supports Node.js, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Who developed wikibase-cli?

Wikibase-cli was created by Maxime Lathuilière, with funding and sponsorship from the Wikimedia Foundation through a grant project called Grants:Project/Maxlath/WikidataJS.

What are the dependencies of wikibase-cli?

The tool depends on several JavaScript packages including: through, read, Lodash, shell-quote, node-fetch, mkdirp, open, chalk, commander, and split.

Is wikibase-cli free to use?

Yes, wikibase-cli is free software distributed under the MIT License, allowing users to freely run, study, change, and distribute it.

How can wikibase-cli be installed?

Wikibase-cli can be installed via npm (`npm install wikibase-cli`), through the Arch User Repository (AUR), or via Homebrew on macOS.

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command-line interface for accessing and editing Wikibase instances

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wikibase-cli

Summary

wikibase-cli is a Wikidata tool^[1]. wikibase-cli is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

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wikibase-cli is the creator of Maxime Lathuilière^[3].
wikibase-cli's video is recorded as Wd summary.gif^[4].
wikibase-cli's image is recorded as Wikidata-cli search screenshot.png^[5].
wikibase-cli's instance of is recorded as Wikidata tool^[6].
wikibase-cli's instance of is recorded as command-line interface^[7].
wikibase-cli's instance of is recorded as free software^[8].
wikibase-cli's instance of is recorded as JavaScript library^[9].
wikibase-cli's copyright license is recorded as MIT License^[10].
wikibase-cli's programmed in is recorded as Q2005^[11].
wikibase-cli's operating system is recorded as cross-platform^[12].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.3.1^[13].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.4.0^[14].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.0^[15].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.1^[16].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.2^[17].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.3^[18].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.6.0^[19].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.6.1^[20].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.6.2^[21].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.7.0^[22].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.7.1^[23].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.0^[24].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.1^[25].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.2^[26].
wikibase-cli's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.3^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

wikibase-cli is the creator of Maxime Lathuilière^[3].

Why It Matters

wikibase-cli is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

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Quick Facts

Instance of Wikidata tool, command-line interface, free software, JavaScript library

Official website github.com, github.com

License MIT License

Website github.com, github.com

Instance of Wikidata tool, command-line interface, free software, JavaScript library

Operating system cross-platform

Programming language JavaScript

Part of Grants:Project/Maxlath/WikidataJS

Properties

Aur package wikibase-cli

Creator Maxime Lathuilière

Depends on software through, read, Lodash, shell-quote, node-fetch, mkdirp, open, chalk, commander, split

Described at url www.wikidata.org

Gui toolkit or framework command-line interface

Homebrew formula name wikibase-cli

Issue tracker url github.com

Issue tracker url codeberg.org

Npm package wikibase-cli

Operating system cross-platform

Part of Grants:Project/Maxlath/WikidataJS

Programmed in JavaScript

Repology project name wikibase-cli

Software version identifier 4.3.1, 4.4.0, 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7.0, 4.7.1, 4.8.0, 4.8.1, 4.8.2, 4.8.3, 4.8.4, 4.9.0, 4.10.0, 4.11.0, 4.12.0, 4.13.0, 4.13.1, 4.14.0, 4.14.1, 4.15.0, 4.15.1, 4.15.2, 4.15.3, 4.16.0, 4.17.0, 4.17.1, 4.17.2, 4.18.0, 4.18.1, 4.19.0, 4.19.1, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.4.0, 5.5.0, 5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.7.0, 5.7.1, 5.7.2, 6.0.0, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0.6, 6.0.7, 6.0.8, 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.1.0, 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.3.0, 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.5.0, 7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.5.3, 7.5.4, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.5, 8.0.6, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.2.0, 9.0.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.2.0, 9.2.1, 10.0.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, 11.3.0, 11.3.1, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, 12.1.0, 12.2.0, 13.0.0, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.2.0, 14.0.0, 14.1.0, 14.1.1, 14.1.2, 15.0.0, 15.1.0, 15.1.1, 15.1.2, 15.2.0, 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 15.2.3, 15.3.0, 15.3.1, 15.3.2, 15.3.3, 15.3.4, 15.4.0, 15.5.0, 15.5.1, 15.6.0, 15.7.0, 15.8.0, 15.8.1, 15.8.2, 15.8.3, 15.8.4, 15.8.5, 15.9.0, 15.9.1, 15.9.2, 15.9.3, 15.10.0, 15.10.1, 15.10.2, 15.10.3, 15.10.4, 15.10.5, 15.11.0, 15.12.0, 15.12.1, 15.12.2, 15.13.0, 15.14.0, 15.15.0, 15.15.1, 15.15.2, 15.15.3, 15.15.4, 15.15.5, 15.15.6, 15.16.0, 15.16.1, 15.16.2, 15.16.3, 15.16.4, 15.16.5, 15.16.6, 15.16.7, 15.16.8, 15.16.9, 15.17.0, 16.0.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.2, 16.1.0, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.2.0, 16.2.1, 16.3.0, 0.0.0, 16.3.1, 16.3.2, 16.3.3, 17.0.0, 17.0.1, 17.0.2, 17.0.3, 17.0.4, 17.0.5, 17.0.6, 17.0.7, 17.0.8, 17.0.9, 17.0.10, 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 18.0.3, 18.0.4, 18.1.0, 18.1.1, 18.2.0, 18.2.1, 18.2.2, 18.3.0, 18.3.1, 18.3.2, 18.3.3, 19.0.0, 19.0.1, 19.1.0

Source code repository url github.com

Source code repository url codeberg.org

Sponsor Wikimedia Foundation

Used by Wikidata editors

Uses Wikibase, Wikidata

Version 4.3.1, 4.4.0, 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7.0, 4.7.1, 4.8.0, 4.8.1, 4.8.2, 4.8.3, 4.8.4, 4.9.0, 4.10.0, 4.11.0, 4.12.0, 4.13.0, 4.13.1, 4.14.0, 4.14.1, 4.15.0, 4.15.1, 4.15.2, 4.15.3, 4.16.0, 4.17.0, 4.17.1, 4.17.2, 4.18.0, 4.18.1, 4.19.0, 4.19.1, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.4.0, 5.5.0, 5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.7.0, 5.7.1, 5.7.2, 6.0.0, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0.6, 6.0.7, 6.0.8, 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.1.0, 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.3.0, 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.5.0, 7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.5.3, 7.5.4, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.5, 8.0.6, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.2.0, 9.0.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.2.0, 9.2.1, 10.0.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, 11.3.0, 11.3.1, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, 12.1.0, 12.2.0, 13.0.0, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.2.0, 14.0.0, 14.1.0, 14.1.1, 14.1.2, 15.0.0, 15.1.0, 15.1.1, 15.1.2, 15.2.0, 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 15.2.3, 15.3.0, 15.3.1, 15.3.2, 15.3.3, 15.3.4, 15.4.0, 15.5.0, 15.5.1, 15.6.0, 15.7.0, 15.8.0, 15.8.1, 15.8.2, 15.8.3, 15.8.4, 15.8.5, 15.9.0, 15.9.1, 15.9.2, 15.9.3, 15.10.0, 15.10.1, 15.10.2, 15.10.3, 15.10.4, 15.10.5, 15.11.0, 15.12.0, 15.12.1, 15.12.2, 15.13.0, 15.14.0, 15.15.0, 15.15.1, 15.15.2, 15.15.3, 15.15.4, 15.15.5, 15.15.6, 15.16.0, 15.16.1, 15.16.2, 15.16.3, 15.16.4, 15.16.5, 15.16.6, 15.16.7, 15.16.8, 15.16.9, 15.17.0, 16.0.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.2, 16.1.0, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.2.0, 16.2.1, 16.3.0, 0.0.0, 16.3.1, 16.3.2, 16.3.3, 17.0.0, 17.0.1, 17.0.2, 17.0.3, 17.0.4, 17.0.5, 17.0.6, 17.0.7, 17.0.8, 17.0.9, 17.0.10, 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 18.0.3, 18.0.4, 18.1.0, 18.1.1, 18.2.0, 18.2.1, 18.2.2, 18.3.0, 18.3.1, 18.3.2, 18.3.3, 19.0.0, 19.0.1, 19.1.0

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Aur package wikibase-cli

Docker hub repository maxlath/wikibase-cli

Homebrew formula name wikibase-cli

Npm package wikibase-cli

Repology project name wikibase-cli

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