Command Line

DevKnife includes a small command-line wrapper that opens supported tools from the terminal.

The CLI is designed as a lightweight bridge into the app. It does not reimplement DevKnife tools in the shell. Instead, it opens DevKnife with the requested input already passed to the matching tool.

Install the command

The devknife script is bundled inside the app:

/Applications/DevKnife.app/Contents/Resources/devknife

To make it available from any terminal session, create a symlink in a directory that is already in your PATH.

For example, if you use ~/.local/bin:

mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
ln -sfn "/Applications/DevKnife.app/Contents/Resources/devknife" "$HOME/.local/bin/devknife"

After that, restart your terminal or make sure ~/.local/bin is available in PATH:

echo "$PATH"

Test the command

Run:

devknife --help

You should see the supported commands and examples.

Domain Whois

Open Domain Whois with a domain:

devknife whois example.com

You can also use the longer command name:

devknife domain-whois example.com

IP Location

Open IP Location with an IP address:

devknife ip 8.8.8.8

You can also use the longer command name:

devknife ip-location 8.8.8.8

How it works

The CLI uses DevKnife’s URL scheme internally. For example, the whois command opens DevKnife with the Domain Whois tool and passes the domain as input.

This means:

• DevKnife must be installed on your Mac.
• The command opens the DevKnife app.
• Results are displayed inside DevKnife.
• The CLI currently supports commands that map cleanly to URL-based app actions.