getid

A command-line tool to generate random { cuid, nanoid, uuidv4 } ids.

Install

• Install a recent version of Rust using rustup or update it with: ```

  rustup update

```

• Install get-id with cargo: ```

  cargo install getid

```

Usage

```sh

getid --help

getid -- Generate a random { cuid, nanoid, uuidv4 }.

Usage: getid [...] getid [--help, --version] getid cuid getid nanoid getid uuidv4

Commands: cuid Generate a random cuid. nanoid Generate a random nanoid. [alias: nano] uuidv4 Generate a random uuidv4. [alias: uuid]

Options: -v, --version Show program version. -h, --help Show this help again.

Type 'getid --help' for information on a specific command. ```

Formats

cuid

```sh getid cuid -- Generate a random cuid.

Usage: getid cuid [--slug]

Options: --slug Generate a smaller id (7-10 characters) intended for short urls. -h, --help Show this help again.

For more information on the 'cuid' format, see: https://github.com/ericelliott/cuid. ```

nanoid

```sh getid nanoid -- Generate a random nanoid. Alias: 'nano'.

Usage: getid nanoid [--length ]

Options: --length Length of generated id. [default: 21] -h, --help Show this help again.

For more information on the 'nanoid' format, see: https://zelark.github.io/nano-id-cc/. ```

uuidv4

```sh getid uuidv4 -- Generate a random uuidv4. Alias: 'uuid'.

Usage: getid uuidv4 [--urn]

Options: --urn Format the generated id as 'urn'. -h, --help Show this help again.

For more information on the 'uuidv4' format, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universallyuniqueidentifier#Version4(random). ```