---
name: "thor"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ruby-thor"
version: "1.3.2-2.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/thor"
---

# thor(1)

Scripting framework for command line utilities

## NAME

thor - Scripting framework for command line utilities

## SYNOPSIS

**thor** help \[*TASK*\]

**thor** install *NAME*

**thor** installed

**thor** list \[*SEARCHTERM*\]

**thor** uninstall *NAME*

**thor** update *NAME*

**thor** version

## DESCRIPTION

Thor is a scripting framework designed for command line utilities. It is supposed to be a replacement for rake, sake and rubigen.

## COMMANDS

- **help \[*TASK*\]**

  Describe available tasks or the specified task

- **install *NAME***

  Install an optionally named Thor file into your system tasks

- **installed**

  List the installed Thor modules and tasks

- **list \[*SEARCHTERM*\]**

  List the available thor tasks (--substring means .\*searchterm)

- **uninstall *NAME***

  Uninstall a named Thor module

- **update *NAME***

  Update a Thor file from its original location

- **version**

  Show Thor version

## SEE ALSO

The Thor website: http://whatisthor.com/

The Thor wiki: https://github.com/wycats/thor/wiki

## AUTHORS

Thor is written by Yehuda Katz, Eric Hodel, et al.

This manual page was written by Christian Hofstaedtler, based on the command-line output of this program, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be freely used by others).