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bollux - a bash Gemini client

inspired by

CAPABILITIES

  • make requests
  • receive files
  • use dd to show a nice little download status
  • use less to display text/* files
  • link navigation
  • man page
  • configuration
  • browse gopher
  • history (basic)

STILL TO DO

  • history (advanced)
  • test configuring capabilities
  • bookmarks
  • mailcap
  • generate certificates
  • implement TOFU
  • handle http, etc links

DEPENDENCIES

  • bash >= 4.0
  • iconv
  • openssl
  • less (with lesskey)
  • dd

INSTALL

Packages

From source

$ git clone https://tildegit.org/acdw/bollux
$ cd bollux
# make install

NOTE if you installed an older version, make sure to rm /usr/bin/bollux.
The new install path is /usr/local/bin.

Alternative

$ curl -fLo bollux https://tildegit.org/acdw/bollux/raw/branch/main/bollux
$ chmod +x bollux
$ ./bollux

It’s a bash script, so just plop it in your $PATH somewhere.

LICENSE

MIT

CONTRIBUTING

Email me (see the address in the footer of this page) or open an issue or pull request on tildegit.