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        <strong>Ci&middot;lex</strong> /'sil&epsilon;ks/ [see-leks] <strong>1.</strong> a light-weight framework for creating
        command-line applications in PHP, inspired by the <a href="https://github.com/fabpot/Silex">Silex</a>
        micro-framework for web applications.
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        Cilex provides the means to build anything from small script collections to complete command line applications.
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        Cilex aims to be:
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                <em>extensible</em>, Cilex leverages Service Providers to add basic functionality, such as dealing with
                configuration files
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                <em>easy to use</em>, an application and a series of commands; you don't need anything more to get
                started.
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                <em>Testable</em>, Cilex leverages the Dependency Injection Container Pimple and the Symfony2 Console
                Component; which makes it easy to test your application.
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