Command Line Builder Beta
Paste a long command, edit each flag and value in its own box, copy it back.
This tool is new and still being refined. Found a rough edge? Tell us at hello@hiptool.com .
About this tool
Editing a long command with arrow keys is miserable. Paste it here instead: the line is split into its program, flags and values, each in its own text box. Change the values, remove arguments, or add new ones, and the rebuilt command updates below, quoted correctly for your shell.
It understands both Linux/macOS shell quoting and Windows cmd lines, and combined forms
like --exclude=*.log or /LOG:backup.log get separate boxes for
the flag and its value. Everything runs in your browser, so commands with private paths or
tokens stay on your machine.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the command I paste sent anywhere?
- No. Parsing and rebuilding happen in your browser, so commands containing hostnames, paths or credentials never leave the page.
- Which shells does it understand?
- POSIX shells like bash and zsh (single quotes, double quotes, backslash escapes) and Windows cmd-style lines (double quotes, backslash paths, /flag:value). The dialect is auto-detected and you can override it.
- Will the rebuilt command behave exactly like my original?
- The rebuilt line passes the same argument values, quoted wherever needed. Bare variable references like $HOME are left unquoted so they still expand; values mixing variables with spaces or other special characters get quoted and become literal.