{"repo":"bfontaine/rfc","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/bfontaine/rfc","clone":"git clone https://github.com/bfontaine/rfc.git","description":":page_facing_up: Read RFCs from the command-line","language":"Shell","stars":250,"topics":["rfc","shell","tool","bash","cli"],"license":"MIT","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"rfc rfc is a simple tool written in Bash to read [RFCs][ietf-rfc] from the command-line. It fetches RFCs and drafts from the Web and caches them locally. [ietf-rfc]: https://www.ietf.org/standards/rfcs/ Usage Just type rfc followed by the RFC number or the draft name: e.g.: Use rfc help to see all available subcommands. Options - --version : same as the version subcommand - --help : same as the help subcommand Exit codes - 0 : normal execution - 1 : the requested RFC or archive cannot be found - 2 : unrecognized option/subcommand - 3 : unable to connect to the network - 4 : can't find curl nor wget - 5 : rfc sync can’t find rsync Install Basic install This creates the /bin directory if it doesn’t exist, and download rfc in it. If it’s not in your PATH , you have to add it: You may also want to install the manpage , located in [ man/rfc.1 ][manpage]. [manpage]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bfontaine/rfc/v1.0.1/man/rfc.1 Using Homebrew If you use Homebrew or Linuxbrew you can install rfc with one command: Archlinux For archlinux users, you can use the AUR package rfc-read. The command for use it is rfc . openSUSE The openSUSE package is called rfc-read and can be installed via zypper in rfc-read . Requirements - Bash 3.2+ - curl or wget . It uses $CURL if it’s set, and fallback on curl and then wget . - less or another pager. It uses $PAGER if it’s set. - rsync only if you want to use rfc sync Customization You can choose which directory rfc uses by setting the RFC DIR env","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/bfontaine","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/bfontaine/rfc/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."}