ULID(1)

✨ ULID ✨

okay bestie, so you know how we need IDs that are unique and sort nicely? that's literally this. it's ulid, a User Commands situation, and section 1 of the manual, iykyk. no cap, this page is short and sweet.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ulid – create or inspect ULIDs

like, that's the whole job. make them, or look at them. iconic.

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

ulid [-h] [--version] {build,show} ...

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

a ULID is a universally unique lexicographically sortable identifier, and yes that whole mouthful means what it says: it's unique, and if you sort them as text they come out in order. ate.

here's the structure, look at her:

        01AN4Z07BY      79KA1307SR9X4MV3
       |----------|    |----------------|
        Timestamp          Randomness
          48bits             80bits

so the first chunk is the timestamp (48 bits) and the second chunk is the randomness (80 bits). cute right? 🎀

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

optional arguments 💜

• -h, --help — shows a help message and dips. that's it, that's the whole thing.
• --version, -V — shows the program's version number and bounces.

subcommands 🫶

• {build,show} — pick your fighter, there are two:
  • build — generates ULIDs from different sources. she's the maker. ✨ See ulid-build(1).
  • show — shows properties of a ULID. she's the inspector. 🔍 See ulid-show(1).

bestie reminder: neither subcommand does anything on its own here — you gotta go read their own pages. this page is just the vibes and the doorway. 🚪

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

ulid-build(1), ulid-show(1)

go read those next, fr fr. they're where the actual fun lives. 🌈

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okay that's the whole page, you're officially a ULID girlie now 💖✨ this was the User Commands manual page, dropped February 2024 — love that for us, mwah 💅🌸