Installing the Boottify CLI

Installation Methods

The Boottify CLI can be installed on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Choose the method that best fits your environment.

npm (Recommended)

Requires Node.js 18 or higher:

1. Open your terminal.
2. Run npm install -g @boottify/cli
3. Verify with boottify --version — you should see v0.4.0 or higher.

Homebrew (macOS)

1. Run brew install boottify/tap/cli
2. Verify with boottify --version

curl (Linux)

1. Run curl -fsSL https://get.boottify.com | bash
2. The installer adds boottify to your PATH automatically.

Windows (PowerShell)

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator.
2. Run iwr https://get.boottify.com/win | iex

Keeping the CLI Updated

Starting with v0.4.0, the CLI can update itself:

• Upgrade now: boottify upgrade — downloads and installs the latest version.
• Check only: boottify upgrade --check — shows whether an update is available without installing.

Verify Your Installation

After installing, confirm everything is working:

1. Run boottify --version to see the installed version.
2. Run boottify with no arguments to launch interactive mode, which provides a fuzzy-search prompt for all 20 commands.