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phetch

Quick terminal client for browsing the Gopher protocol

TLDR

Launch with the default Gopher page
$ phetch
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Open a specific Gopher URL
$ phetch [gopher://example.com]
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Use a custom media player for audio/video
$ phetch -m [mpv]
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SYNOPSIS

phetch [options] [url]

DESCRIPTION

phetch is a small, fast Gopher protocol client for the terminal written in Rust. It supports Gopher searches, text and menu pages, file downloads, opt-in history tracking, TLS encryption, and Tor support. Navigation is entirely keyboard-driven with both jump-to-link and incremental search options.

PARAMETERS

-m PROGRAM

Set the media player for opening audio and video files.

HISTORY

phetch was created by xvxx and is written in Rust.

SEE ALSO

lynx(1), curl(1), w3m(1)

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