CLI Overview

Install

The CLI is included with @localive/cli:

npm install @localive/cli

Or run directly:

npx localive <command> [options]

Commands

Command	Description
extract	Extract translation keys from source files
validate	Compare extracted keys against locale files
sync	Add missing keys to locale files
types	Generate TypeScript type declarations

Global Options

Option	Description
--json	Output structured JSON instead of human-readable text
--help	Show help for any command

Quick Example

# Extract keys from your source code
localive extract --source src --json

# Validate locale files against extracted keys
localive validate --source src --locale-file src/locales/en.json

# Sync missing keys into locale files
localive sync --source src --locale-file src/locales/fr.json --source-locale en

# Generate TypeScript types
localive types --locale-file src/locales/en.json --out src/i18n.d.ts