Basics

Installation

To install hyperpotamus, you should already have node.js and npm installed. This can usually be achieved with a package manager like MacPorts or Homebrew.

Once you have npm installed, execute:

# npm install -g hyperpotamus

This will install hyperpotamus and the cli (command-line interface) in your path. Once you have hyperpotamus installed, you should be able to check the current version by executing the cli with the --version option like so:

hyperpotamus --version

Updating

To update to the latest version of hyperpotamus, execute:

# npm update -g hyperpotamus

Uninstalling

# npm uninstall -h hyperpotamus

Executing Scripts

To execute a script, simple run hyperpotamus and pass it the name of your script file.

hyperpotamus my_script.yml

There are a lot of command-line options that you can pass into the hyperpotamus cli. Run hyperpotamus with no arguments to display the help information.