Twtxt is a decentralised, minimalist microblogging service for hackers.
This script is to let people follow you without having to use a twtxt client. A simple RSS/ATOM newsreader is ok.
First, I was using an AWK script written by prx:
This shell script depends on GNU AWK and on sha256 (bsd) or sha256sum (linux). I wanted to make it depends on only one thing: perl without any modules ;)
Moreover, I wanted to use a configuration file to make it easier for everyone.
So, the script is hosted on a GIT repository:
You can clone it:
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| git clone https://git.sr.ht/~fredg/twtfeed
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Or download the tarball:
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| wget -c https://git.sr.ht/~fredg/twtfeed/blob/master/twtfeed-0.2.tar.gz
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Then the installation is simple. In the twtfeed folder, run:
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| sudo make install
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This will install the script and the man page. To use it, you will have to copy the `twtfeed.cfg' config file in $HOME/.config/twtfeed/twtfeed.cfg.
Fil the variables to fit your need:
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| #
| # twtfeed configuration file
| #
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| # Author's name
| $nick = "Tom Marvolo Riddle";
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| # Link to your online twtxt file
| $url = "https://the.chamber.of.secret/twtxt.atom";
|
| # The ATOM feed title
| $title = "Avada Kedavra";
|
| # where is your local twtxt.txt file
| $twtfile = "$PATH/to/twtxt.txt";
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| # where is your local twtxt.atom file
| $feedfile = "$PATH/to/twtxt.atom";
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Run 'twtfeed' and voilà!