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NRSS - An ncurses RSS reader
DESCRIPTION
NRSS is an RSS reader built to use minimal amounts of external
libraries, using a minimal interface while maintaining a featureful
client.
COMMAND LINE USAGE-h Simple help
-v Print version
-c [num]
Set number of columns
-D [path]
Set the configuration directory (default: ~/.nrss/)
-C [path]
Set the configuration file (default: ~/.nrss/config)
-F [path]
Set the feed directory (default: ~/.nrss/feeds)
-L [path]
Set the log file (default: ~/.nrss/log)
INTERNAL USAGE
Within the program you can use the following (default) keys. These can
be changed in your configuration file by using the "key" command.
UP or DOWN
Select previous or next item/feed (next) (prev)
PGUP or PGDOWN
Goto previous or next feed (next-feed) (prev-feed)
h Display usage (toggle-usage)
C Toggle collapse all feeds (toggle-collapse-all)
Space Collapse a feed or read a story (default)
g Use the defined browser to goto the item's URL (goto)
x Show all items in feed (toggle-expand)
r Refresh the current feed (refresh)
R Refresh all (refresh-all)
M Mark all read (mark-all-read)
D Redraw screen (redraw)
q Quit NRSS (quit)
CONFIGURATION
The ~/.nrss/config file is where all of the configuration is. You can
start by using the example config below.
EXAMPLE CONFIG
default_rate "5"
default_show "30"
default_maxitems "50"
#Add some feeds
add "http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot" "Slashdot"
add "http://www.digg.com/rss/index.xml" "Digg All"
add "http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml" "BBC"
add "http://www.osnews.com/files/recent.xml" "OSNews"
add "http://distrowatch.com/news/dw.xml" "DistroWatch"
#Change rate for Slashdot
rate "30" "Slashdot"
#These aren't defaults, but examples
browser "/usr/bin/elinks %u"
#Text browsers should enable this
browser_wait "1"
FILES
~/.nrss/config
Main configuration file. For advanced usage, see the online con‐
figuration documentation: http://codezen.org/nrss-config
~/.nrss/log
Everyday log file.
~/.nrss/feeds/
This is where the raw XML is stored.
BUGS
None known, but it's not outside of the realm of possibility =P.
HOMEPAGE
http://codezen.org/nrss
AUTHOR
Jack Miller <jjm2n4@umr.edu>
Version 0.3.9 26 February 2008 NRSS(1)
