on-stock is a small but useful inventory tool. As most of my small programs it came to life from a real need of mine. There are many programs out there, big programs, to keep track of your inventory. But all of these were to big and complex for my own need. What I wanted was a small, preferably CLI-based, inventory tool. So this program is the result of that. It may not meet the need of other businesses, but for me it's more than enough.

Usage

Usage: ./on-stock [-l] [-s [name]] [-m [name (a/s)quantity]] 
                  [-d [name]] [-n] [-h] [-f filename]
-l = list the articles in the database
-s = search for an article in the database
     If no name is given as argument, you will be prompted for a name.
-m = modify a article
     If no name is given as argument, you will be prompted for a
     name. You'll then have the choice to change name, quantity and price.
     If a name is given as argument, the quantity can be changed from the
     command line, such as subtracting the stock by three:
     ./on-stock -m "Nailgun" s3
-d = delete a article
     If no name is given as argument, you will be prompted for an article
     to delete.
     If a name is given as argument, no confirmation will be required to
     delete the article from the database.
-n = create new articles (interactive mode only)
-h = display this help message
-f = specifiy a filename for the database

Examples

jake@red-dwarf:on-stock$ ./on-stock -n
Could not open storage.bin
Create the file and start adding records? (y/n): y
Name ('done' when finished): Bolt
Quantity: 89
Price: 9.99
Name ('done' when finished): Nail
Quantity: 50
Price: 0.50
Name ('done' when finished): Hammer
Quantity: 12
Price: 59 
Name ('done' when finished): done


jake@red-dwarf:on-stock$ ./on-stock -l

Name                            Quantity        Price
=====================================================
Bolt                            89              9.99
Nail                            50              0.50
Hammer                          12              59.00


jake@red-dwarf:on-stock$ ./on-stock -m
Name: Bolt

Name                            Quantity        Price
=====================================================
Bolt                            89              9.99

What do you like to modify? (name, quantity, price): quantity
Quantity (absolute value or +/-NUMBER: -9

Bolt quantity is now 80.

jake@red-dwarf:on-stock$ ./on-stock -d
Name: Nail

Name                            Quantity        Price
=====================================================
Nail                            50              0.50

Delete the record listed above? (y/n): y

Nail is now deleted from the database.

jake@red-dwarf:on-stock$ ./on-stock -d Hammer

Hammer is now deleted from the database.

jake@red-dwarf:on-stock$ ./on-stock -m Bolt a10

The number of Bolts on stock is increased by 10.

jake@red-dwarf:on-stock$ ./on-stock -m Bolt s5

The number of Bolts on stock is decreased by 5.

License

on-stock is released under GNU GPLv2.