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https://github.com/mrusme/gomphotherium

Gomphotherium (/ˌɡɒmfəˈθɪəriəm/; "welded beast"), a command line Mastodon client.
https://github.com/mrusme/gomphotherium

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Gomphotherium (/ˌɡɒmfəˈθɪəriəm/; "welded beast"), a command line Mastodon client.

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Gomphotherium

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Gomphotherium (*/ˌɡɒmfəˈθɪəriəm/*; "welded beast"), a command line Mastodon 

client.



## Info



As [I have left](https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/project-updates-q3-2021/#gomphotherium) 

the Fediverse for now, I won't be iterating too much on this.  However, I'm 

happy to accept PRs; If you're interested in actively contributing to 

Gomphotherium or even support maintaining it, feel free to ping me!



## Description



Gomphotherium is a Mastodon client for the command line, offering a CLI as well

as a TUI with a usage similar to [rainbowstream](rainbowstream). It is intended

to be used at 80 characters width maximum, but ideally inside [tmux][tmux] as

a sidebar-style program.



![Gomphotherium](gomphotherium.jpg)



[rainbowstream]: https://github.com/orakaro/rainbowstream

[tmux]: https://github.com/tmux/tmux



## Installation



Download a binary from the [releases][releases] page.



Or build it yourself (requires Go 1.19+):



```bash

make

```



Or run via Dockerfile:



```bash

docker build . -t gomphotherium:latest



docker run -it --rm -e  gomphotherium:latest

```



[releases]: https://github.com/mrusme/gomphotherium/releases

## User Manual



### Authentication



To authenticate with your Mastodon instance, run the following command and

follow the instructions:



```sh

gomphotherium authenticate https://YOUR-MASTODON-SERVER-URL-HERE.com

```



### TUI



Launch the TUI with the following command:



```sh

gomphotherium tui

```



**Note:** If you haven't exported the required environment variables that were

shown to you during the [Authentication][#authentication], please do so first

or use the CLI flags (`gomphotherium -h`) instead.



#### Modes



The TUI can be operated in two modes: **Normal** and **Command**.



In **Normal** mode no interaction is possible apart from scrolling and 

refreshing the timeline and quitting Gomphotherium. The shortcuts can be looked

up on the [cheatsheet](#cheatsheet)



In **Command** mode, the command input becomes available and scrolling the

timeline is not possible anymore. Commands can then be issued to interact with

the Mastodon instance.



#### Cheatsheet



##### Shortcuts



This is a list of supported keyboard shortcuts. The information in box brackets

tells to which mode the shortcut applies.



- `:` [normal] \

  Enter **Command** mode



- `Esc` [command] \

  Leave **Command** mode



- `ArrowUp` / `k`, `ArrowDn` / `j` [normal] \

  Scroll timeline in either direction by one line



- `PgUp` / `b`, `PgDn` / `f` [normal] \

  Scroll timeline in either direction by one page



- `u`, `d` [normal] \

  Scroll timeline in either direction by half a page



- `g`, `G` [normal] \

  Scroll timeline to the very top/bottom



- `Ctrl` + `R` [any] \

  Refresh timeline



- `Ctrl` + `Q` [any] \

  Quit Gomphotherium



##### Commands



`home` \

`local` \

`public` \

`notifications` \

`hashtag`*` tag [local]`* \

Switch between timelines



`whois`*` user`* \

Switch to user profile and timeline



`t`*` content ...`* \

`toot`*` content ...`* \

Publish a new public toot



`tp`*` content ...`* \

`tootprivate`*` content ...`* \

Publish a new private toot



`tu`*` content ...`* \

`tootunlisted`*` content ...`* \

Publish a new unlisted toot



`td`*` content ...`* \

`tootdirect`*` content ...`* \

Publish a new direct toot



`re`*` toot-id content ...`* \

`reply`*` toot-id content ...`* \

Reply to a toot publicly



`rep`*` toot-id content ...`* \

`replyprivate`*` toot-id content ...`* \

Reply to a toot privately



`reu`*` toot-id content ...`* \

`replyunlisted`*` toot-id content ...`* \

Reply to a toot unlisted



`red`*` toot-id content ...`* \

`replydirect`*` toot-id content ...`* \

Reply to a toot directly



`rt`*` toot-id`* \

`retoot`*` toot-id`* \

`boost`*` toot-id`* \

Boost a toot



`ut`*` toot-id`* \

`unretoot`*` toot-id`* \

`unboost`*` toot-id`* \

Undo boosting a toot



`fav`*` toot-id`* \

Fav a toot



`unfav`*` toot-id`* \

Undo fav-ing a toot



`open`*` toot-id`* \

Open toot in system browser



`share`*` toot-id`* \

Copy toot URL to the clipboard



`history` \

Show command history



`help` \

`?` \

Show help page



`quit` \

`exit` \

`bye` \

Quit Gomphotherium



**Info:** \

- `content ...` describes the text content of a toot, including 

  [inline shortcodes](#inline-shortcodes)

- `toot-id` describes the toot ID (number) visible on the right side of each 

  toot in the timeline



##### Inline Shortcodes



Inline shortcodes allow to add additional info to toots. They can be added

anywhere in the toot content as they get filtered from the toot before

publishing.



`~!!` \

Mark toot as sensitive; one-time shortcode



`~#[`*`text ...`*`]` \

Add content warning (spoiler) text to toot; one-time shortcode



`~:[`*`/path/to/file`*`]` \

Add media by file path to toot; can be specified multiple times



##### Usage Examples



`home` \

Switch to the home timeline



`hashtag theStudio local` \

Switch to the hashtag timeline and search for the hashtag *#theStudio* on only

the *local* instance



`hashtag lol` \

Switch to the hashtag timeline and search for the hashtag *#lol* globally



`whois user@server.com` \

Switch to the profile of *user@server.com* and list his toots



`t Hello World!` \

Publish a new public toot that says *Hello World!*



`tp Mondays are fine. It’s your life that sucks. ~#[Controversial joke]` \

Publish a new private toot that says *Mondays are fine. It’s your life that 

sucks.* with a content warning that says *Controversial joke*



`tu Check out my mustache! ~:[/home/user/Photos/awesome_mustache.jpg] ~!!` \

Publish a new unlisted toot with a photo attached to it, that is flagged

sensitive



`re 11 I think so, @brain, but aren't we out of shaving cream?` \

Publicly reply to toot with ID *11* with *I think so, @brain, but aren't we out 

of shaving cream?*



`rt 11` \

Retoot/boost toot with ID *11*



`help` \

Show this help



`bye` \

Goodbye!



### CLI



The CLI interface allows for exectuion of commands right from the terminal

prompt. Not all commands are supported.



#### Usage Examples



`gomphotherium cmd home` \

Render the home timeline



`gomphotherium cmd t Hello World!` \

Publish a new public toot that says *Hello World!*