Newsbeuter

newsbeuter

Newsbeuter is an RSS feed reader for the text console.

Runs as newsbeuter, podbeuter|macOS, Linux|github.com

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 3 tasks · 8 fields

Start the feed reader with optional alternate URL, cache and config files, or import and export OPML. Logging and read-article sync options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui newsbeuter

Start newsbeuterExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Refresh feeds on start

-r

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Start and refresh

refresh

Import OPML

import_opml

Export OPML

export_opml

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Refresh feeds on start

boolean

-r

URL file

path

-u

Cache file

path

-c

Config file

path

-C

Import OPML file

path

-i

Export OPML to stdout

boolean

-e

Clean up cache thoroughly

boolean

-X

Quiet startup

boolean

-q

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

-e export OPML feed to stdout -r refresh feeds on start -i <file> import OPML file -u <urlfile> read RSS feed URLs from <urlfile> -c <cachefile> use <cachefile> as cache file -C <configfile> read configuration from <configfile> -X clean up cache thoroughly -q quiet startup

manualdebian unstable

manpages.debian.org

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed newsbeuter against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.