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Vgmi by Vaati

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Gemini client written in C with vim-like keybindings

git clone https://gmi.rmf-dev.com/Vaati/Vgmi

Vgmi

Gemini client written in C with vim-like keybindings

Screenshots

On Konsole 1.6.6

On gnome terminal

On uxterm

Statically linked binaries

x86_64

aarch64

Linux

FreeBSD

Bug reports

If you find a bug you can send an email at rawmonk@firemail.cc, or send a message to Vaati on GmiChat

GmiChat

It's also possible to open an issue on the Github page

Github

Keybindings

k - Scroll up
j - Scroll down
gT - Switch to the previous tab
gt - Switch to the next tab
H - Go back in the history
L - Go forward in the history
gg - Go at the top of the page
G - Go at the bottom of the page
/ - Open search mode
: - Open input mode
u - Open input mode with the current url
f - Show the history
r - Reload the page
[number]Tab - Select link
Tab - Scroll to the line number
Shift+Tab - Open selected link in a new tab
Del - Delete the selected link from the bookmarks

You can prefix a movement key with a number to repeat it.

Commands

:q - Close the current tab
:qa - Close all tabs, exit the program
:o [url] - Open an url
:s [search] - Search the Geminispace using geminispace.info
:nt [url] - Open a new tab, the url is optional
:add [name] - Add the current url to the bookmarks, the name is optional
:[number] - Follow the link
:gencert - Generate a certificate for the current capsule
:forget [host] - Forget the certificate for the host
:ignore [host] - Ignore expiration for the host certificate
:download [name] - Download the current page, the name is optional
:exec - Open the last downloaded file

Sandboxing

FreeBSD

On FreeBSD, Vgmi uses Capsicum to limit the filesystem and to enter capability mode, it also uses Casper for networking while in capability mode

OpenBSD

On OpenBSD, Vgmi uses Unveil to limit access to the filesystem and Pledge to restrict the capabilities of the program

Linux

On Linux, Vgmi uses Seccomp to restrict system calls and LandLock to restrict the filesystem

Illumos and Solaris

On Illumos and Solaris, Vgmi uses Privileges, separating read, write and networking privileges in different processes

Dependencies

LibreSSL - fork of OpenSSL developed by the OpenBSD project

termbox2 - terminal rendering library

Optional dependency

stb-image - image loading library

Building

Executing the build.sh script will download all dependencies and build Vgmi