Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) is a python application that enables browsing content from Reddit (www.reddit.com) on a terminal window. RTV utilizes the curses library and is compatible with a large range of terminals.

Installation

Reddit Terminal Viewer is Py2/Py3 compatible and can be installed via python setuptools.

$ git clone https://github.com/michael-lazar/rtv.git
$ cd rtv
$ sudo python setup.py install

After the installation has finished, a script will be placed in the system path. The program can then be started by typing

$ rtv

Additional options can be viewed with

$ rtv --help

Controls

Subreddit Mode

Up/Down:

move cursor

Right or Enter:

view the selected submission

q:

quit

r or F5:

refresh

/:

open prompt to nagivate to a different subreddit

Submission Mode

Up/Down:

move cursor

Left:

return to subreddit

Right or Enter:

Toggle the selected comment and its children between hidden and visible

q:

quit

r or F5:

refresh