# `homeboy` root command
## Synopsis
```sh
homeboy [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>
```
## Description
`homeboy` is a CLI tool for development and deployment automation.
## Global flags
These are provided by clap:
- `--version` / `-V`: print version and exit
- `--help` / `-h`: print help and exit
- `--output <PATH>`: write the structured JSON envelope to a file in addition to stdout
`--output` is a global flag, so pass it before the subcommand:
```sh
homeboy --output /tmp/homeboy-results/review.json review my-component --changed-since=origin/main
```
## Subcommands
See the full list of supported subcommands in the [Commands index](../commands/commands-index.md).