id = "so"
name = "so"
homepage = "https://github.com/samtay/so"
description = "A terminal interface for Stack Overflow written in Rust."
executables = ["so"]
[dotfiles]
paths = [
"~/.config/so/config.yml",
"~/.config/so/colors.toml",
"[preferences]/io.Sam-Tay.so/config.yml",
"[preferences]/io.Sam-Tay.so/colors.toml",
"%APPDATA%/Sam Tay/so/config.yml",
"%APPDATA%/Sam Tay/so/colors.toml",
]
secret = []
[[dotfiles.secret_paths]]
file = [
"~/.config/so/config.yml",
"[preferences]/io.Sam-Tay.so/config.yml",
"%APPDATA%/Sam Tay/so/config.yml",
]
format = "yaml"
match = { key_path = ["api_key"] }
[commands]
format = 1
label = "Search Stack Exchange"
description = "Search one or more Stack Exchange sites from the terminal. Leaves out the list/update/config maintenance flags."
quality = "ai-draft"
parser = { end_of_options = "--", interleave = "permute", long_equals = false, short_attached = false, short_bundles = false }
[[commands.source]]
id = "help"
kind = "help"
url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samtay/so/HEAD/src/cli.rs"
revision = "HEAD 2026-10-27"
evidence = """$ so --site tex how to put tilde over character
$ so -e google -s askubuntu -s stackoverflow -s unix how do i install linux
cli.rs: Arg::new("site") .long("site") .short('s') -> --site, -s <site-code> StackExchange site to search
cli.rs: Arg::new("limit") .long("limit") .short('l') -> --limit, -l <int> Question limit
cli.rs: Arg::new("lucky") .long("lucky") -> --lucky Print the top-voted answer of the most relevant question
cli.rs: Arg::new("search-engine") .long("search-engine") .short('e') -> --search-engine, -e <engine> [duckduckgo, google, stackexchange] Use specified search engine"""
[[commands.field]]
id = "query"
label = "Query"
description = "The search words."
type = "string"
position = 0
multiple = true
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "site"
label = "Site"
description = "Stack Exchange site code, for example stackoverflow or askubuntu. Repeat to search several."
type = "string"
option = ["--site", "-s"]
multiple = true
suggestions = [{ value = "stackoverflow", label = "Stack Overflow" }, { value = "askubuntu", label = "Ask Ubuntu" }, { value = "unix", label = "Unix & Linux" }, { value = "serverfault", label = "Server Fault" }]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "engine"
label = "Search engine"
type = "enum"
option = ["--search-engine", "-e"]
choices = [{ value = "duckduckgo", label = "DuckDuckGo" }, { value = "google", label = "Google" }, { value = "stackexchange", label = "Stack Exchange" }]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "limit"
label = "Question limit"
type = "integer"
option = ["--limit", "-l"]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "lucky"
label = "Lucky"
description = "Print the top-voted answer of the most relevant question."
type = "boolean"
option = ["--lucky"]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.task]]
id = "search"
label = "Search"
fields = ["query", "site", "engine", "limit"]
required = ["query"]
[[commands.task]]
id = "lucky"
label = "Top answer only"
set = { lucky = [true] }
fields = ["query", "site", "lucky"]
required = ["query"]
[[commands.group]]
id = "basic"
label = "Basic"
fields = ["query", "site", "lucky"]
[[commands.group]]
id = "advanced"
label = "Advanced"
fields = ["engine", "limit"]
