twurl-accounts

List all authorized Twitter accounts and their consumer keys

$ twurl accounts

twurl-accounts [command] [options]

add
    Adds a new Twitter account to the list of managed accounts. This typically involves an interactive process to authorize twurl with your Twitter account.

list
    Lists all currently registered Twitter accounts that twurl can use.

remove
    Removes a specified Twitter account from the list of managed accounts.

current
    Displays the currently active Twitter account that twurl is configured to use.

-h, --help
    Displays help information for the twurl-accounts command.

The twurl-accounts command is a utility designed to manage the authentication credentials for the twurl command-line client, which is used to interact with the Twitter API. It allows users to register, list, and remove different Twitter accounts that twurl can use. This is crucial for users who manage multiple Twitter accounts and need to switch between them for various API operations without re-authenticating each time. By storing these credentials securely, twurl-accounts simplifies the process of using twurl for tasks such as posting tweets, retrieving timelines, or managing direct messages, enabling seamless interaction with the Twitter platform from the command line.

The twurl-accounts command was developed alongside the twurl utility to provide a more robust and user-friendly experience for managing API access to Twitter. As Twitter's API evolved and users increasingly relied on command-line tools for automation and scripting, the need for efficient account management became apparent. twurl-accounts addresses this by abstracting the complex OAuth authentication flow, allowing users to add accounts once and then easily switch between them.

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