rehype-cli

Command line interface to inspect and change HTML files with rehype.

Contents

• What is this?
• When should I use this?
• Install
• Use
• CLI
• Compatibility
• Security
• Contribute
• Sponsor
• License

What is this?

This package is a command line interface (CLI) that you can use in your terminal or in npm scripts and the like to inspect and change HTML files. This CLI is built around rehype, which is an ecosystem of plugins that work with HTML as structured data, specifically ASTs (abstract syntax trees). You can choose from the existing plugins or make your own.

See the monorepo readme for info on what the rehype ecosystem is.

When should I use this?

You can use this package when you want to work with the HTML files in your project from the command line. rehype-cli has many options and you can combine it with many plugins, so it should be possible to do what you want. If not, you can always use rehype itself manually in a script.

Install

This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 16+), install with npm:

npm install rehype-cli

Use

Format index.html with rehype-format:

rehype index.html --use rehype-format --output

CLI

The interface of rehype-cli is explained as follows on its help page (rehype --help):

Usage: rehype [options] [path | glob ...]

  CLI to process HTML with rehype

Options:

      --[no-]color                        specify color in report (on by default)
      --[no-]config                       search for configuration files (on by default)
  -e  --ext <extensions>                  specify extensions
      --file-path <path>                  specify path to process as
  -f  --frail                             exit with 1 on warnings
  -h  --help                              output usage information
      --[no-]ignore                       search for ignore files (on by default)
  -i  --ignore-path <path>                specify ignore file
      --ignore-path-resolve-from cwd|dir  resolve patterns in `ignore-path` from its directory or cwd
      --ignore-pattern <globs>            specify ignore patterns
      --inspect                           output formatted syntax tree
  -o  --output [path]                     specify output location
  -q  --quiet                             output only warnings and errors
  -r  --rc-path <path>                    specify configuration file
      --report <reporter>                 specify reporter
  -s  --setting <settings>                specify settings
  -S  --silent                            output only errors
      --silently-ignore                   do not fail when given ignored files
      --[no-]stdout                       specify writing to stdout (on by default)
  -t  --tree                              specify input and output as syntax tree
      --tree-in                           specify input as syntax tree
      --tree-out                          output syntax tree
  -u  --use <plugins>                     use plugins
      --verbose                           report extra info for messages
  -v  --version                           output version number
  -w  --watch                             watch for changes and reprocess

Examples:

  # Process `input.html`
  $ rehype input.html -o output.html

  # Pipe
  $ rehype < input.html > output.html

  # Rewrite all applicable files
  $ rehype . -o

More info on all these options is available at unified-args, which does the work. rehype-cli is unified-args preconfigured to:

• load rehype- plugins
• search for HTML extensions (.html, .htm, .xht, .xhtml)
• ignore paths found in .rehypeignore files
• load configuration from .rehyperc, .rehyperc.js, etc files
• use configuration from rehype fields in package.json files

Compatibility

Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with maintained versions of Node.js.

When we cut a new major release, we drop support for unmaintained versions of Node. This means we try to keep the current release line, rehype-cli@^12, compatible with Node.js 16.

Security

As rehype works on HTML, and improper use of HTML can open you up to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack, use of rehype can also be unsafe. Use rehype-sanitize to make the tree safe.

Use of rehype plugins could also open you up to other attacks. Carefully assess each plugin and the risks involved in using them.

For info on how to submit a report, see our security policy.

Contribute

See contributing.md in rehypejs/.github for ways to get started. See support.md for ways to get help.

This project has a code of conduct. By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to abide by its terms.

Sponsor

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License

MIT © Titus Wormer