hn-cli's Introduction

hn-cli

CLI to browse Hacker News

Install

$ npm install -g @rafaelrinaldi/hn-cli

Usage

Usage: hn [OPTIONS]

  CLI to browse Hacker News

Example:
  $ hn --limit 10 --keep-open

Options:
  -v --version              Display current software version
  -h --help                 Display help and usage details
  -l --limit                Limit the number of items to display (defaults to 150)
  -k --keep-open            Wether or not to keep the list open after selecting an item (defaults to false)
     --latest               Sort the list by submission date (defaults to false)

Features

By default it will list stories using the same order as seen on HN
You can change the list order to display the most recent ones by runnig the program with the --latest flag
You can use Vim arrow keys j and k to navigate through the list
Use gg to scroll to the first item of the list and G to scroll to the last one
Hitting the enter key will open the URL in your default browser
Hitting the c key will open the HN comments for that story on your default browser
Share an item on Twitter by hitting the t key
Hitting the r key will refresh the stories and update the current list
A status bar is fixed on the bottom of the screen to provide visual feedback about updates and reading progress
Use esc, ⌃C or q to close the program