getid

A command-line tool to generate random ids. (uuidv4, nanoid, cuid, hostnames)

Install

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

  rustup update

```

• Install getid with cargo: ```

  cargo install getid

```

Usage

```sh

getid --help

getid -- Generate a random id.

Usage: getid [--help, --version] getid [...]

Commands: cuid Generate a cuid. hostname Generate a heroku-like hostname. [alias: heroku] nanoid Generate a nanoid. [alias: nano] uuidv4 Generate a uuidv4. [alias: uuid]

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

Examples: getid cuid getid hostname getid nanoid getid uuidv4

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

Formats

cuid

```sh

getid cuid --help

getid cuid -- Generate a 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. ```

hostname

```sh

getid hostname --help

getid hostname -- Generate a heroku-like hostname.

Usage: getid hostname [--token_length ]

Options: --token_length Length of the appended token. [default: 4] -h, --help Show this help again.

Aliases: getid heroku ```

nanoid

```sh

getid nanoid --help

getid nanoid -- Generate a nanoid.

Usage: getid nanoid [--length ]

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

Aliases: getid nano

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

uuidv4

```sh

getid uuidv4 --help

getid uuidv4 -- Generate a uuidv4.

Usage: getid uuidv4 [--urn]

Options: --urn Format the generated id as 'urn'. --simple Format the generated id without hyphens. -h, --help Show this help again.

Aliases: getid uuid

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