elreg-cli

The Register CLI

The Register CLI a.k.a. elreg-cli is a command-line interface (CLI) tool written in Go that allows you to read articles from The Register (https://theregister.com) directly in your terminal.

Installation

To install elreg-cli, you need to have Go installed on your system. Once you have Go set up, you can install the tool by running the following command:

go install github.com/CADawg/elreg-cli@latest

This will install the elreg-cli command in your Go bin directory.

Usage

To start the application, simply run the elreg-cli command in your terminal:

elreg-cli

Upon launching, you will see the homepage of The Register, displaying a list of headlines. You can navigate through the headlines using the following commands:

• <number>: Type the number corresponding to the headline you want to read.
• a: Show all headlines at once.
• s: Show the next 5 headlines.
• q: Quit the application.

When reading an article, you can use the following commands:

• Enter: Advance to the next paragraph/line of the article.
• a: Display the entire article at once.
• q: Go back to the main menu.
• r: Mark the article as read and go back to the main menu.
• q: Go back to the main menu without marking the article as read.
• u: Mark the article as unread and go back to the main menu.

Features

• Read articles from The Register directly in your terminal.
• Navigate through headlines and articles using simple commands.
• Supports pagination for long articles.

Limitations

• No arrow key support.
• No search functionality.

Contributing

If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on the GitHub repository.