README.md

   1 tt
   2 ==
   3 A more-unixy [twtxt](https://github.com/buckket/twtxt) client.
   4
   5 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/xandkar/tt.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/xandkar/tt)
   6
   7 Doesn't force you to maintain a master "following" file (the way Twitter does),
   8 but let's you point it to any follow-file every time it runs.
   9
  10 This means unlimited possibilities for ad-hoc, interesting filtering
  11 combinations. Especially when paired with
  12 [process substitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_substitution).
  13
  14 ### long format (default)
  15 ![Screenshot](screenshot-long.jpg)
  16
  17 ### short format (CLI option: -s)
  18 ![Screenshot](screenshot-short.jpg)
  19
  20
  21 instructions
  22 ------------
  23
  24 ### requirements
  25 [Racket](https://download.racket-lang.org/)
  26
  27 ### installation
  28 `make build && make install` will build and copy `tt` binary into `$PREFIX/bin`.
  29
  30 ### usage
  31 Download feeds from the Internet:
  32 `tt d (FOLLOW-FILE)`
  33
  34 Read your timeline:
  35 `tt r (FOLLOW-FILE)`
  36
  37 See the rest of the usage options:
  38 `tt -h`
  39
  40 `tt <command> -h`
  41
  42
  43 notes
  44 -----
  45
  46 ### LWW downloads
  47 Downloaded timelines are stored in `~/.tt/cache/<SHA1_OF_URI>`, but no attempt
  48 is made to preserve the previously-downloaded messages - each download
  49 overrites the previous. One of the implications is that authors can edit/delete
  50 history without you noticing.