bl use

Fetch a remote resource directly without saving to local store

Synopsis

Fetch a remote resource directly without saving to local store.

The resource is fetched from remote source and copied directly to destination without writing into local store metadata.

Stack placement:

• By default, stacks are copied inside a stack-named folder.
• Use --spread to copy stack contents directly into destination.

bl use [resource] [destination] [flags]

Examples

  # GitHub repo as stack
  bl use alice/my-express-stack

  # GitLab repo
  bl use https://gitlab.com/alice/my-stack

  # Bitbucket repo
  bl use https://bitbucket.org/alice/my-stack

  # File from GitHub repo (snippet)
  bl use alice/snippets:js/errorHandler.js

  # Direct zip archive (any site)
  bl use https://mysite.com/templates/express.zip

  # Direct tar.gz archive
  bl use https://mysite.com/stack.tar.gz

  # Direct file URL (snippet)
  bl use https://mysite.com/snippets/logger.js

  # Resource from config variable
  bl use :starter_stack

  # Into a specific folder
  bl use alice/my-stack ./new-project

  # Spread stack contents directly into destination
  bl use alice/my-stack ./new-project --spread

  # Force overwrite destination conflicts
  bl use alice/my-stack ./new-project --force

Options

  -f, --force    Force operation without confirmation
  -h, --help     help for use
      --spread   Spread stack contents directly into destination

Options inherited from parent commands

  -V, --verbose   Enable verbose debug output