just
Handy command runner for project-specific recipes
just is a command runner that saves and runs project-specific commands called recipes, with a syntax inspired by Make but simpler. It runs locally as a single binary.
Key features
- Simple recipe syntax
- Cross-platform
- No build artifacts
- Shell-agnostic
Strengths
- Released under the CC0-1.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Mature project with 35.2k GitHub stars
- Written in Rust
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