https://github.com/marcusziade/apod-cli
A command-line tool to browse the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day archive.
https://github.com/marcusziade/apod-cli
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A command-line tool to browse the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day archive.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/marcusziade/apod-cli
- Owner: marcusziade
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-02-12T09:17:00.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-06-06T21:52:13.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-10T00:51:20.249Z (22 days ago)
- Language: Go
- Homepage:
- Size: 32.2 KB
- Stars: 6
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# APOD CLI
[](https://github.com/marcusziade/apod-cli/releases)
#### The APOD CLI is a command-line interface that allows you to fetch and view Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) data from NASA's API.
## Features
- Fetch APOD data for a specified date range
- Show APOD title, date, and URL in the terminal
- Optional command-line flags to specify the date range
## Installation
### Download and run (Linux, macOS, Windows)
Download the executable from [releases](https://github.com/marcusziade/apod-cli/releases)
### Homebrew (macOS)
```
brew tap marcusziade/apod-cli
brew install apod-cli
```
### Build and run
1. Make sure you have Go installed on your computer.
2. Clone this repository to your local machine.
3. Generate an API key from [api.nasa.gov](https://api.nasa.gov/#signUp).
4. Create a "Keys.json" file in the project directory and add your API key to it in the following format:
```
{
"APIKey": "your_api_key_here"
}
```
5. Run go build in the project directory to build the binary.
6. Optionally, you can move the built binary to a directory in your system PATH to make it available globally.
## Usage
### Basic usage:
```
$ apod-cli
```
This will fetch APOD data for the last week and display it in the terminal.
### Specifying a date range:
```
$ apod-cli -start=2019-04-20 -end=2019-06-09
```
This will fetch APOD data for the specified date range (inclusive) and display it in the terminal.
## Contributing
If you find any issues or have a feature request, feel free to create an issue on the GitHub repository. Pull requests are also welcome!
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.