Yiffy is a basic Text User Interface (TUI) application developed to provide the process of searching, fetching, and downloading images from e621 and e926.

• Dependencies
• Manual Build Instructions
• Guide to Yiffy Commands
  • Search and TUI (Text User Interface)
  • API Fetch and Download
  • Information and Help
  • Data Management
  • Configuration and Settings

• gcc: The GNU Compiler Collection
• ascii-image-converter: Convert images to ASCII art with this tool
• aria2: A versatile command-line download utility
• cmake: Cross-platform tools for software building
• make: A utility to maintain groups of programs
• libncurses-dev: Developer’s libraries for ncurses

• tiv: Terminal ImageViewer, a tool to display images in the terminal.
• timg: Terminal Image and Video Viewer, a tool to display images/videos in the terminal.

Follow these steps to compile and install Yiffy manually:

git clone https://github.com/MertGunduz/yiffy.git
cd yiffy
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo cmake --install .

Interact with the application through a user-friendly interface

• yiffy search tui argument:
  • --search "tag1+tag2": Enhance your search experience with an intuitive TUI.

Quickly fetch and download images based on tags

• yiffy api fetch arguments:
  • --fetch "tag1+tag2": Retrieve URLs based on specified tags.
  • --dfetch "tag1+tag2": Fetch URLs and download the images instantly.

Get help and information about Yiffy

• yiffy information menu arguments:
  • --help: Access a guide and list of commands.
  • --version: Check the current version of Yiffy.
  • --github: Visit the Yiffy GitHub repository.
  • --config: Open the configuration menu.

Adjust settings and configurations as per your preference

• yiffy configuration and credential arguments:
  • --nsfw "on/off": Toggle NSFW (Not Safe for Work) and SFW (Safe For Work) content.
  • --ivcommand "cmd": Set the command used to view images in search system.
  • --uname "uname": Set the uname used to send API requests.
  • --apikey "apikey": Set the API key used to send API requests.