rsstail

Follow RSS feed

$ rsstail -u [https://example.com/feed.rss]

$ rsstail -u [url] -p

$ rsstail -u [url] -d

$ rsstail -u [url1] -u [url2]

$ rsstail -u [url] -i [300]

$ rsstail -u [url] -l

rsstail [-u url] [-i seconds] [-d] [-l] [options]

rsstail monitors RSS feeds from the command line, functioning like tail -f for web feeds. It periodically checks specified feed URLs and prints new items as they appear, providing a simple way to track updates without a full feed reader.
Multiple feeds can be monitored simultaneously using repeated -u flags, and the check interval is configurable with -i (in seconds). Output can include titles, descriptions (-d), links (-l), and timestamps (-p), or just titles by default. The -1 flag performs a single check and exits, useful for scripted feed polling.

-u URL

Feed URL.

Check interval.

Show description.

Show links.

Show timestamps.

Initial items.

No initial items.

One check, then exit.

Network dependent. Feed format matters. May miss items between checks.

rsstail was created to provide a tail-like interface for monitoring RSS feed updates from the command line.

curl(1), tail(1), newsboat(1)