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rtv

TLDR

Launch Reddit Terminal Viewer

$ rtv
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Open specific subreddit
$ rtv -s [linux]
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Open user page
$ rtv -s /u/[username]
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Open post by URL
$ rtv [https://reddit.com/r/...]
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SYNOPSIS

rtv [options] [link]

DESCRIPTION

rtv (Reddit Terminal Viewer) is a terminal interface for Reddit. It displays subreddits, posts, and comments in a text-based interface with vim-like navigation.
Note: Project is discontinued; consider using tuir fork.

PARAMETERS

-s, --subreddit name

Open subreddit.
-l, --link url
Open submission.
--log file
Log file.
--config file
Config file.
--ascii
ASCII-only mode.
--theme name
Color theme.

EXAMPLES

$ # Launch default
rtv

# Specific subreddit
rtv -s programming

# Multireddit
rtv -s linux+python+vim

# User profile
rtv -s /u/spez

# Direct link
rtv https://reddit.com/r/linux/comments/...
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KEYBINDINGS

$ j/k     - Move down/up
l/h     - Open/back
o       - Open in browser
c       - Compose
/       - Search
r       - Refresh
q       - Quit
?       - Help
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CONFIGURATION

$ ~/.config/rtv/rtv.cfg
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CAVEATS

Discontinued - use tuir instead. Requires Reddit account for some features. OAuth login needed.

HISTORY

rtv was created by Michael Lazar as a terminal Reddit client. Development stopped in 2019; tuir is the community fork.

SEE ALSO

tuir(1), w3m(1), lynx(1)

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