movebin-vint

Moves a binary to /usr/local/bin/, making it accessible system-wide. Rewrite of movebin-zig in VintLang.

Usage

sudo vint main.vint <binary_path> [OPTIONS]

Options

Flag	Description
-o, --output <name>	Set a custom binary name (default: basename of source)
-f, --force	Force overwrite without prompting
--no-backup	Skip backup creation before overwriting
-h, --help	Show help message
-v, --version	Show version information

Examples

# Install a binary
sudo vint main.vint my-tool

# Install with a custom name
sudo vint main.vint my-tool -o custom

# Force overwrite with custom name
sudo vint main.vint my-tool -o tool -f

# Skip backup on overwrite
sudo vint main.vint my-tool --no-backup

Features

• Copies binary to /usr/local/bin/
• Sets executable permissions (chmod 755)
• Optional custom output name via -o
• Interactive overwrite confirmation (skip with -f)
• Timestamped backups in /usr/local/bin/.movebin_backups/ (skip with --no-backup)
• Full CLI flag support (-h, -v, -f, -o, --no-backup)
• Type-annotated VintLang code using let x: type = value
• Multi-file project with modules/file_ops.vint package

Project Structure

movebin-vint/
  main.vint              # Entry point with main() and CLI flag parsing
  modules/
    file_ops.vint         # File operations package (copy, backup, chmod)
  vintconfig.json
  README.md

Requirements

• VintLang interpreter (v0.1.0+ with type system)
• macOS/Linux (uses /usr/local/bin/)
• Write access to /usr/local/bin/ (run with sudo)