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A Command Line Interface (CLI) tool for seamless interaction with the student portal, VTOP.
One of the most reputed and distinguished technical chapters in VIT, Vellore which has been working with determination since its inception in 2009. We work tirelessly towards making technology more accessible, much like our parent organization, Association for Computing Machinery.
Follow these steps to install CLI-TOP on your OS
1. Download the appropriate CLI-TOP file for your operating system.
2. Create a dedicated folder for the CLI-TOP tool, such as C:\Users\[username]\cli-top on Windows, or a similar location on Linux/MacOS.
3. Move the downloaded file to the created folder.
- Access System Properties and open Environment Variables.
- Edit the 'Path' variable under User variables to include the path to your CLI-TOP folder.
- Apply changes
- Open a terminal and navigate to the CLI-TOP folder.
- Modify your shell's profile script to include the CLI-TOP folder in your PATH environment variable.
- Apply changes by restarting the terminal.
a) Modify your shell's profile script (usually .zshrc in the root folder, maybe a hidden file) to include the CLI-TOP folder in your PATH environment variable.
b) Try running the command cli-top. If you do not see the logo, proceed with the following steps:
- Failure to grant full disk access may result in the Terminal error "Operation not permitted." To resolve this issue, navigate to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy panel, and include Terminal in the Full Disk Access list.
- Check permissions: Use ls -l ./cli-top to view the file's permissions.
- Add execute permission: If the "x" flag is missing, use chmod +x ./cli-top to grant it.
- Remove quarantine flag: Use xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ./cli-top to remove the quarantine flag.
- Apply changes by restarting the terminal.
Verify the installation by running cli-top in your command line or terminal. The tool should launch successfully.
This installer simplifies the setup process by automating the following steps:
- Download the Windows Installer from the provided link.
- Run the installer. It will automatically:
Install CLI-TOP in the %AppData%\cli-top directory.
Add the installation path to your system's PATH environment variable.
- Open your terminal or command prompt and run cli-top to verify the installation.