CLI Overview

The external hike command is a Typer-based CLI. It exposes runtime configuration flags, metadata commands, and the TUI launcher.

Root options

Option	Purpose
--config PATH	Use an alternate configuration file for this invocation.
--env-file PATH	Use an alternate .env file for runtime settings.
--version	Print version and build metadata, then exit.
--license, --licence	Print license information, then exit.
--install-completion	Install completion for the current shell.
--show-completion	Print the completion script for the current shell.

Root commands

Command	Purpose
hike open	Launch the TUI against a file, directory, URL, or startup command.
hike config	Manage the YAML configuration file.
hike schema	Inspect and export config and env schemas.
hike env	Manage runtime environment values.
hike bindings	Inspect configurable keybindings and named binding sets.
hike themes	List available Textual themes.
hike license	Print the full license text.

Reading the CLI docs

The detailed command pages are split by responsibility:

• open for TUI startup
• config for persistent YAML settings
• schema for JSON schema workflows
• env for .env management
• bindings & themes for lookups and customization

Tip

The command line inside the TUI is documented separately on In-App Command Line.