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CBOR(1)                     General Commands Manual                     CBOR(1)

NAME
       cbor - Batteries-included CBOR Read, Edit, Print Loop

SYNOPSIS
         # cbor
         cbor [VERSION] (javascript output from typing 0x00)
         cbor> ...
         ^D

DESCRIPTION
       cbor is a version of the Node Read, Edit, Print Loop
       ( ]8;;https://nodejs.org/api/repl.html\REPL]8;;\ ).  In this REPL:

        • most  interactive results output are followed by their CBOR represen-
          tation

        • input that starts with 0x, ', ", or`and is followed only by
          hex digits is taken as a hex-encoded binary string, decoded, and dis-
          played
          in a format based on the --type option

        • the following are already imported and in-scope of the REPL:

         • the cbor package

         • the nofilter package (as NoFilter)

         • all of the properties and functions of the cbor  package  (e.g.  en-
           code, decode)

         • Promises are automatically awaited, their results printed, and their
           results
           going into the _ variable rather than the promise itself

       Note  that by default this command shares its history with the main Node
       REPL,
       in the file ~/.node_repl_history.  If you want to modify that, set the
       NODE_REPL_HISTORY environment  variable  to  the  name  of  a  file,  or
       '' to
       disable history.

OPTIONS
       -V, --version: output the version number

       -c, --color: Force color output even if stdout is not a TTY

       -t,  --type  <type>: Output type (one of: javascript, diagnose, comment)
       (default: "javascript")

       -h, --help: display help for

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       All of the normal environment variables from Node apply.  In particular:

       NODE_REPL_HISTORY: When a valid path is given, persistent  REPL  history
       will
       be  saved  to  the  specified file rather than .node_repl_history in the
       user's
       home directory. Setting this value to &#39;&#39; (an empty string)  will
       disable
       persistent  REPL  history. Whitespace will be trimmed from the value. On
       Windows
       platforms environment variables with empty values  are  invalid  so  set
       this
       variable to one or more spaces to disable persistent REPL history.

       NODE_REPL_HISTORY_SIZE: Controls how many lines of history will be
       persisted  if  history is available. Must be a positive number. Default:
       1000.

       NODE_REPL_MODE: May be either 'sloppy' or 'strict'.  Default:  'sloppy',
       which
       will allow non-strict mode code to be run.

SEE ALSO
        • ]8;;https://github.com/hildjj/node-cbor/\node-cbor]8;;\

        • ]8;;https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8949.html\RFC 8949]8;;\

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