phetch 0.1.7

quick lil gopher client
Documentation

phetch is a terminal client designed to help you quickly navigate the gophersphere.

features

  • <1MB executable for linux and mac
  • technicolor design (based on GILD)
  • no nonsense keyboard navigation
  • supports gopher searches, text and menu pages, and downloads
  • save your favorite gopherholes with bookmarks
  • opt-in history

usage

phetch                           launch and show start page
phetch <gopher-url>              open gopher url
phetch -r, --raw <gopher-url>    print raw gopher response
phetch -h, --help                show this screen
phetch -v, --version             show phetch version

once you've launched phetch, use `ctrl-h` to view the on-line help.

installation

binaries for linux, mac, and raspberry pi are available at https://github.com/dvkt/phetch/releases:

just unzip/untar the phetch program into your $PATH and get going!

development

cargo run -- <gopher-url>

screenies

DOS Archive

Menu View

Text View

todo

  • fork+exec telnet: gopher://bitreich.org/1/lawn/bbs
  • alternate screen support
  • bookmarks: toggle instead of just prepending to the file
  • bookmarks: save the title of the current page

bugs

  • gopher://1436.ninja/1/twit.cgi ("iWritten and performed by Nathaniel" weirdness)
  • screen flicker in win10 WSL
  • NUM entry and Find entry shouldn't use same buffer

future features