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archwiki-rs

Browse the Arch Linux Wiki from the terminal

TLDR

Search the Arch Wiki by title
$ archwiki-rs search "[query]"
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Search within page text content
$ archwiki-rs search "[query]" -t
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Read a page in the terminal
$ archwiki-rs read-page "[Neovim]"
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Read a page as Markdown
$ archwiki-rs read-page "[Neovim]" --format markdown
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Download page and category names for offline search
$ archwiki-rs sync-wiki
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List all available pages
$ archwiki-rs list-pages
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SYNOPSIS

archwiki-rs command [options] [query]

DESCRIPTION

archwiki-rs is a command-line tool for browsing the Arch Linux Wiki from the terminal. It can search pages by title or text, render page content as plain text or Markdown, and cache pages for offline reading.The tool provides offline-capable access to Arch Wiki documentation, useful for system administration and troubleshooting.

PARAMETERS

read-page page

Fetch and display a wiki page. Use --format to choose the output format (e.g. markdown).
search query
Search pages by title; add -t to search page text content instead.
list-pages
List all available wiki pages (tree by default, -f for a flat list, -c to filter by category).
list-categories
List all available wiki categories.
list-languages
List the supported page languages.
sync-wiki
Download the page and category names used by the search and list commands.
local-wiki
Download a complete local copy of the Arch Wiki (makes many requests).
info
Show application metadata and configuration, such as the cache directory.
completions shell
Generate a shell completion file.
--json, --json-raw
Emit machine-readable JSON output.

CAVEATS

Content may be outdated if used offline. Formatting may differ from web version. Some wiki features not available in terminal.

HISTORY

archwiki-rs was created as a Rust-based tool for Arch Linux users who prefer terminal-based documentation access.

SEE ALSO

man(1), tldr(1), curl(1)

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