README.md
# MetaDep
MetaDep is an library application that can also be used as an escript
or mix task. MetaDep is a convenience app that allows you to list
meta information about all project dependencies. It supports a number
of cmdline arguments
## Installation
The package can be installed by adding `meta_dep` to your list of
dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:meta_dep, "~> 0.1.0", only: :dev, runtime: false}
]
end
```
## Mix Task
If `meta_dep` has been added to your project you can run its mix task from the
cmdline as follows:
```bash
$ mix meta_dep
```
See `MetaDep` for complete documentation and usage examples.
## Escript
To build and install as an escript do the following:
```bash
$ mix escript.build
```
This should build the escript `meta_dep` in your cwd. You can install the
escript locally be doing the following:
```bash
$ mix escript.install
```