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harshil-anuwadia/archwiki-tui

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★ 31GoAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · easy

TLDR

A terminal browser for the Arch Wiki that lets Arch Linux users search and read documentation without leaving the command line.

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    What it does
      Terminal wiki browser
      Arch Linux docs
      Fuzzy search
    Tech stack
      Go
      Vim keybindings
    Key features
      Clipboard copy
      Offline caching
      Single purpose tool
    Install
      AUR package
      Install script
      Build from source

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Search and read Arch Wiki articles directly from the terminal while debugging a system issue.

USE CASE 2

Fuzzy search article titles faster than navigating the wiki website.

USE CASE 3

Copy a code block from an article straight to the clipboard with one keypress.

USE CASE 4

Read cached wiki pages when your network connection is down.

What is it built with?

Go

How does it compare?

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Stars313131
LanguageGoGoGo
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/53/52/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Install via AUR, a one-line script, or build from source with Go and Make.

In plain English

archwiki-tui is a terminal-based browser for the Arch Wiki, the documentation site for Arch Linux. Instead of opening a web browser to search the wiki, you type a command in your terminal and get the content there. It is written in Go and described as a beta release. The tool is aimed at Arch Linux users who are already working in a terminal, for instance while debugging a system problem, and want to look up documentation without switching to a graphical browser. The project lists four reasons for existing: it does one thing, fuzzy searching article titles in the terminal is faster than navigating a website, pressing a single key copies code blocks directly to the clipboard, and it caches pages you have read so they remain available if your network connection breaks. Keyboard controls follow the Vim convention: "j" and "k" move up and down, "/" starts a search, "Enter" opens a page or follows a link, "c" copies the nearest code block to the clipboard, "b" goes back, and "q" quits. Installation is available through the AUR (the Arch User Repository, a community package source for Arch Linux), via a one-line install script, or by building from source with Go and Make. The project is MIT licensed.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install archwiki-tui from the AUR and start searching articles.
Prompt 2
Explain the Vim-style keyboard shortcuts used in archwiki-tui.
Prompt 3
How does archwiki-tui cache pages for offline reading?
Prompt 4
Help me build archwiki-tui from source using Go and Make.

Frequently asked questions

What is archwiki-tui?

A terminal browser for the Arch Wiki that lets Arch Linux users search and read documentation without leaving the command line.

What language is archwiki-tui written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go.

How hard is archwiki-tui to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is archwiki-tui for?

Mainly developer.

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