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.TH "RTV" "1" "{release_date}" "Version {version}" "Usage and Commands"
.SH NAME
RTV - Reddit Terminal Viewer
.SH SYNOPSIS
{synopsis}
.SH DESCRIPTION
{description}
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-s\fR SUBREDDIT
subreddit name
.TP
\fB\-l\fR LINK
full link to a submission
.TP
\fB\-\-ascii\fR
enable ascii\-only mode
.TP
\fB\-\-log\fR FILE
Log HTTP requests
.PP
.SH CONTROLS
RTV has different commands to easily navigate through subreddits and individual submissions. These can all be viewed along with a short description by pressing the \fB?\fR key at any time while running rtv.
.PP
.SH FILES
.TP
All config files can make use of $XDG_CONFIG_HOME which allows you to place them in other places then the given example paths.
.TP
~/.config/rtv/rtv.cfg
Personal configuration file.
.TP
~/.config/rtv/refresh-token
Session token for OAuth login, if you do not wish to have a persistent login you can set the option \fBpersistent=False\fR in the config file. But some features will not be available.
.SH CONFIG FILE EXAMPLE
.B RTV
has many options that can be set in a configuration file. Here is a simple example configuration.
.nf
[rtv]
# Log file location
log=/tmp/rtv.log
# Default subreddit
subreddit=CollegeBasketball
# Default submission link - will be opened every time the program starts
link=http://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/31irjq
# Turn on ascii-only mode and disable all unicode characters
# This may be necessary for compatibility with some terminal browsers
ascii=True
# Enable persistent storage of your authentication token
# This allows you to remain logged in when you restart the program
persistent=True
.SH ENVIROMENT VARIABLES
.B RTV
Supports enviroment variables that can help improve your experience. These options can be set in the current shell. Or placed in your configuration file for your shell of choice. Such as
.IR ~/.bashrc
or
.IR ~/.zshrc
, restarting your session will make these settings persistent for future use of
.B RTV.
.TP
.BR RTV_EDITOR
Setting
.IR export
.IR RTV_EDITOR=gedit
will open gedit as your editor when composing comments and replies.
If no editor is set,
.B RTV
will fall back to the environment's default
.IR $EDITOR
, and as an extra fall back nano.
.TP
.BR BROWSER
.B RTV
can open links in any browser you wish to use. Most system's will open the default such as Firefox or Chrome. But if you prefer to enjoy a terminal only experience, you can use
.IR $BROWSER
to set a browser such as w3m, lynx, and elinks. For example w3m would be
.IR export
.IR BROWSER=w3m
.PP
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Johnathan "ShaggyTwoDope" Jenkins <twodopeshaggy@gmail.com> (2015).
.SH REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to
.I https://github.com/michael-lazar/rtv/issues
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2015 michael-lazar
License MIT.
.PP