X-CMD

# X-CMD

> X-CMD (pronounced "X Command") is a compact yet powerful command-line toolkit.

- 🧩 **Provides** over 100 functional and enhancement modules for a wide range of use cases
- 📦 **Includes** a package manager (no root privileges required) supporting installation of 500+ third‑party open‑source tools
- 🔩 **Enables** on‑demand downloading and integration of open‑source binaries, so you can run commands without dependency headaches, extend functionality, and boost performance
- ☁️ **Delivers** a suite of CLI modules for cloud services and AI via `curl`, ensuring a consistent and efficient user experience
- 🗡️ **Integrates** these features, or flexibly combining them as needed. Turns X-CMD into your sharp sword for command scripting and terminal usage.

**Synopsis:**

```sh
x <module|package|...subcmd> [options] [flags] [...args]
```

## Introduction

- [Installation Guide](/start/index.md)
- [Getting Started](/start/get-started.md)
- [Design and Principles](/start/design.md)
- [Imperative Interaction, CLI/TUI Design and LLM](/start/cli-tui-llm.md)
- [Origin and Evolution](/start/support-us.md)
- [Performance and Optimization](/start/performance.md)

## Module

X-CMD is built using POSIX Shell and AWK, with functionality encapsulated into modules (mods) that are invoked via `x <mod>`

- [Module List](/mod.md)
- [Usage Guide](/mod/get-started.md)

## Package

The software packages included in X-CMD are managed and driven by the [`x env`](/mod/env.md) module

- [Package List](/pkg.md)
- [Usage Guide](/pkg/get-started.md)
- [About the Package Manager](/pkg/diff-install-method.md)