{"repo":"KorySchneider/wikit","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/KorySchneider/wikit","clone":"git clone https://github.com/KorySchneider/wikit.git","description":"Wikipedia summaries from the command line","language":"JavaScript","stars":291,"topics":["cli","wiki","wikipedia","wikit"],"license":"MIT","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"wikit A command line program for getting Wikipedia summaries easily. - Installation - Usage - Examples - Flags - Output - Bugs & Suggestions - Support Development - Buy Me A Coffee Installation $ npm i wikit -g Usage Syntax: $ wikit [-flags] Quotes are not required for multi-word queries. To change the default language, edit /.config/configstore/wikit.json . Examples $ wikit wikipedia $ wikit empire state building $ wikit linux -b $ wikit jugo -l es --link -a Flags Flag Description ---- ----------- --lang langCode -l langCode Specify language; langCode is an HTML ISO language code --all -a Print all sections of the article (the full page). Recommended to pipe into a reader e.g. less --line num Set line wrap length to num --link Print a link to the full article after the summary -b Open full Wikipedia article in default browser --browser browser Open full Wikipedia article in specific browser -d Open disambiguation CLI menu -D Open disambiguation page in browser --version -v Print installed version number --name -n Print the name of the program: wikit Output The output will be the paragraphs of the wikipedia article before the table of contents. Line length is neatly wrapped based on your terminal's window size, with a max of about 80 characters. For example: Bugs and Suggestions Please create an issue here. Thanks! Support Development","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/KorySchneider","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/KorySchneider/wikit/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}