# cmd2.utils

## Settings

::: cmd2.utils.Settable

## Quote Handling

::: cmd2.utils.is_quoted

::: cmd2.utils.quote_string

::: cmd2.utils.quote_string_if_needed

::: cmd2.utils.strip_quotes

## IO Handling

::: cmd2.utils.StdSim

::: cmd2.utils.ByteBuf

::: cmd2.utils.ProcReader

## Tab Completion

::: cmd2.utils.CompletionMode

::: cmd2.utils.CustomCompletionSettings

## Text Alignment

::: cmd2.utils.TextAlignment

::: cmd2.utils.align_text

::: cmd2.utils.align_left

::: cmd2.utils.align_right

::: cmd2.utils.align_center

::: cmd2.utils.truncate_line

## Miscellaneous

::: cmd2.utils.to_bool

::: cmd2.utils.categorize

::: cmd2.utils.remove_duplicates

::: cmd2.utils.alphabetical_sort

::: cmd2.utils.natural_sort

::: cmd2.utils.suggest_similar
