ComprosoftCEO / convert-uuid

Rust utility to convert between normal and base-64 UUID representations

Convert-UUID

Rust utility to convert between normal and base-64 UUID representations

Compiling and Running

After you download and install Rust, run the following commands to build and run the program:

cargo build
cargo run

The utility also includes an optional clipboard feature for copying text to the clipboard. To compile this, run:

cargo build --features clipboard

On Ubuntu, you will need to install the following packages for the clipboard to compile:

sudo apt install xorg-dev libxcb-render-util0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev

Usage

convert-uuid 0.1.0
Convert between normal and base-64 UUID representations.

UUIDs can be entered using 32-character, 36-character, or base-64 representation.

USAGE:
    convert-uuid [FLAGS] [input]

FLAGS:
    -b, --copy-b64       Copy the base-64 UUID to the system clipboard
    -n, --copy-normal    Copy the normal UUID to the system clipboard
    -h, --help           Prints help information
    -V, --version        Prints version information

ARGS:
    <input>    UUID to convert  (Generates a random UUID if unset)

Note: The --copy-b64 and --copy-normal flags are only available if the clipboard feature is compiled.