rf(1) - f33

1RF(1)                            User Commands                           RF(1)
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NAME

6       rf - read feeds from any source
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SYNOPSIS

9       rf [OPTIONS] [FEED]
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11       Example: rf linux
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DESCRIPTION

14       read  feed  is  a  command that reads feeds from any source.  read feed
15       uses the feed of a site to manage it with a command line interface.
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17       Mandatory arguments for long options are mandatory  for  short  options
18       too.
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20       -l, --list
21              list the available feeds
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23       -t, --title[=ITEMS]
24              set the title mode (default)
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26       -d, --description=ITEM
27              set the description mode
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29       -n, --link=ITEM
30              set the link mode
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32       -c, --cache=MINUTES
33              set the cache time
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35       -h, --help
36              show a help message
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38       -v, --version
39              show the program version
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41       On  no config creates ~/.rf directory and adds the default feeds to the
42       ~/.rf/feeds  file  (rf_rss_feeds=(  ["name"]="url"  ["name"]="url"   ).
43       rf_atom_feeds=( ... )).
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45       With  no option, use title mode. With no items, show all. With no cache
46       time, use 30 minutes.
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EXAMPLES

49       1: Configuring
50              $ rf
51              rf: feed not specified
52              Try `rf --help' for more information.
53              then
54              $ $EDITOR ~/.rf/feeds
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56       2: Listing feeds:
57              $ rf --list
58              debian-people
59              debian-planet
60              fedora-people
61              fedora-planet
62              foss-people
63              freecode
64              freedesktop-people
65              freedesktop-planet
66              freegamedev-planet
67              freegame-people
68              freegame-planet
69              gimp
70              gnome
71              gnome-blogs
72              gnome-devel
73              gnome-people
74              gnome-planet
75              gstreamer
76              gstreamer-people
77              gstreamer-planet
78              gtk
79              jabber-people
80              jabber-planet
81              kde
82              kde-people
83              linux
84              linux-journal
85              linux-magazine
86              linux-today
87              lwn
88              mozilla-people
89              mozilla-planet
90              phoronix
91              python-people
92              slashdot
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94       3: Showing titles of feed:
95              $ rf linux
96              [1] How Google Compute Engine Hopes to Sidestep AWS Failures
97              [2] China Takeover as Tech Innovation Center Inevitable
98              [3] Why a 32GB Nexus 7 is Almost Inevitable
99              [4] 30 Linux Kernel Developers in 30 Weeks: Paul Mundt
100              [5] Development Release: Frugalware Linux 1.7 RC1
101              [6] Intel 2.20.1 X.Org Driver Closes Critical Bugs
102              [7] Samsung Sacrificed Qualcomm Truce for Apple War
103              [8] Arch Linux 2012.07.15 Drops AIF
104              [9] Research: Samsung Has Sold 10M Galaxy S3′s, But ‘iPhone 5′ Still The Most-Wanted Phone
105              [10] Facebook, Last.fm and Pals to Reach Deep Into Ubuntu
106              [11] Linux Mint 13 “KDE” Released
107              [12] Intel and Valve Collaborate to Develop Open Source Graphics Drivers
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109       3: Showing description of a feed item:
110              $ rf linux --description 12
111              Intel and Valve are collaborating to optimise the open source graphics drivers and the game engine used by the upcoming Linux port of first-person shooter game Left 4 Dead 2...
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NOTES

114       The feeds file is just an associative bash array with an structure like
115       ["feed"]="link".
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117       rf_rss_feeds=(
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119            # Linux
120            ["slashdot"]="http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot/to"
121            ["phoronix"]="http://www.phoronix.com/rss.php"
122            ["foss-people"]="http://fossplanet.osdir.com/backend.php"
123            ["freegame-people"]="http://planet.freegamedev.net/rss20.xml"
124            ["freedesktop-people"]="http://planet.freedesktop.org/rss20.xml"
125            ["linux-journal"]="http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/feed"
126            ["linux-magazine"]="http://www.linux-magazine.com/rss/feed/lmi_full"
127            ["linux-today"]="http://feedproxy.google.com/linuxtoday/linux"
128            ["lwn"]="http://lwn.net/headlines/newrss"
129            ["mozilla-people"]="http://planet.mozilla.org/rss20.xml"
130            ["jabber-people"]="http://planet.jabber.org/rss20.xml"
131            ["python-people"]="http://planet.python.org/rss20.xml"
132            ["fedora-people"]="http://planet.fedoraproject.org/rss20.xml"
133            ["debian-people"]="http://planet.debian.org/rss20.xml"
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135            # KDE:
136            ["kde-people"]="http://planetkde.org/rss20.xml"
137            ["kde"]="http://dot.kde.org/rss.xml"
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139            # GNOME: https://news.gnome.org/feeds.html
140            ["gnome-people"]="https://planet.gnome.org/rss20.xml"
141            ["gnome"]="http://www.gnome.org/feed/"
142            ["gnome-blogs"]="http://blogs.gnome.org/feed/"
143            ["gnome-devel"]="http://rss.gmane.org/messages/complete/gmane.comp.gnome.devel.announce"
144            ["gstreamer-people"]="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/planet/rss20.xml"
145            ["gstreamer"]="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/news/rss-1.0.xml"
146            ["gimp"]="http://www.gimp.org/news.rdf"
147            ["gtk"]="http://blogs.gnome.org/gtk/feed/"
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149            # Spanish
150            #["barrapunto"]="http://barrapunto.com/barrapunto.rss"
151            #["20-minutos"]="http://www.20minutos.es/rss/"
152            #["20-minutos-tech"]="http://www.20minutos.es/rss/tecnologia/"
153       )
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155       rf_atom_feeds=(
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157            # Linux
158            ["freegame-planet"]="http://planet.freegamedev.net/atom.xml"
159            ["freegamedev-planet"]="http://planetdev.freegamedev.net/atom.xml"
160            ["freecode"]="http://freecode.com/?format=atom"
161            ["freedesktop-planet"]="http://planet.freedesktop.org/atom.xml"
162            ["gnome-planet"]="https://planet.gnome.org/atom.xml"
163            ["linux"]="https://www.linux.com/feeds/all-content"
164            ["gstreamer-planet"]="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/planet/atom.xml"
165            ["mozilla-planet"]="http://planet.mozilla.org/atom.xml"
166            ["jabber-planet"]="http://planet.jabber.org/atom.xml"
167            ["fedora-planet"]="http://planet.fedoraproject.org/atom.xml"
168            ["debian-planet"]="http://planet.debian.org/atom.xml"
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170       )
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172       Check rf-gnome for an automatic release mailer example.
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AUTHOR

176       Written by Juan Manuel Borges Caño.
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HOMEPAGE

179       rf (read feed) home page <http://code.google.com/p/readfeed>.
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REPORTING BUGS

182       Report bugs to <juanmabcmail@gmail.com>.
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COPYRIGHT

185       Copyright © 2020 Juan Manuel Borges Caño
186       This  is  free  software.   You may redistribute copies of it under the
187       terms      of      the      GNU      General       Public       License
188       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.   There  is NO WARRANTY, to the
189       extent permitted by law.
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