baud

baud

A lightweight, high-performance CLI tool for discovering serial ports.

Features

• Fast Discovery: Instantly list all connected serial devices.
• Hardware ID Mapping: Uses an embedded USB database to identify device manufacturers (Arduino, ESP32, etc.).
• Smart Filtering: Automatically hides system clutter (Bluetooth, debug ports) to keep your view clean.
• Zero Dependencies: No need for libusb or pkg-config.

Installation

For macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel)

1. Download the latest binary from the Releases page.

2. Open your terminal and run:

   # 1. Make the file executable
   chmod +x ~/Downloads/baud-mac-arm64
   
   # 2. Bypass macOS security check
   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/baud-mac-arm64
   
   # 3. Move it to your system path
   sudo mv ~/Downloads/baud-mac-arm64 /usr/local/bin/baud
   
   
   

3. Type baud list to start!

For Windows

1. Download baud-windows.exe from the Releases page.
2. Run it directly from your terminal:

.\baud-windows.exe list

For Developers (using Go)

If you have Go installed, you can compile and install it directly:

go install github.com/jakeswider/baud/cmd@latest

Note: Ensure your $(go env GOPATH)/bin is in your system PATH.

Usage

Basic List

Show only physical USB hardware (filters out Bluetooth and virtual ports):

baud list

Identify Devices

Show the manufacturer and product names (e.g., "Arduino Uno"):

baud list --name

Show All

Include internal system ports and Bluetooth:

baud list --showall

Development

To build from source:

1. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/jakeswider/baud.git

1. Build:

go build -o baud ./cmd

License

Distributed under the MIT License.