ctx-exec

README

ctx-exec

ctx-exec is a command-line tool that executes shell commands and wraps their output in XML-like tags.

Installation

To install ctx-exec, make sure you have Go installed on your system, then run:

go install github.com/yourusername/ctx-exec@latest

Replace yourusername with your actual GitHub username or the appropriate path where you've hosted the project.

Usage

ctx-exec 'your shell command here'

Example:

ctx-exec 'echo Hello, World!'

Output:

<exec-output cmd="echo Hello, World!">Hello, World!
</exec-output>

Features

• Executes shell commands in the current environment
• Captures both stdout and stderr
• Wraps the output in XML-like tags

Error Handling

The program handles various error cases, including:

• Empty command input
• Commands that produce no output
• Commands that produce very large outputs
• Commands that return non-zero exit codes
• Special characters in commands and outputs

If an error occurs, it will be printed to stderr, and the program will exit with a non-zero status code.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.