{"repo":"latiif/ara","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/latiif/ara","clone":"git clone https://github.com/latiif/ara.git","description":"ع Command line tool that displays Arabic text in terminal.","language":"Go","stars":56,"topics":["arabic","terminal","unicode","command-line-tool"],"license":"MIT","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"Ara A command line tool that correctly displays Arabic text in terminals. Installation Check releases and download the archive for your OS and architecture directly. On macOS or Linux, this fetches the right archive, extracts the binary, and adds it to your $PATH : On Windows, download the matching .zip from the releases page. Key Features - 🆕 Correctly renders Arabic mixed with quotes, tags, numbers, and other non-Arabic content, using the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm. Works for plain text as well as structured files like JSON, YAML, TOML, and XML. - Undotting of Arabic letters (Rasm). - Revamped command line interface. - Add option to use files as input and/or output in the tool. - RTL line wrap and RTL line padding. (Depending on terminal width). - RTL rendering in terminals. (Right alignment). - Glyphes and ligatures for لآ,لا,لأ,لإ. - Full support (including RTL) for Tashkeels (One tashkeel per letter). Usage When displaying Arabic text in terminals, it is shown incorrectly. With Ara , you can send in Arabic text and it will display correctly. In addition, the output can be right-aligned with smart line breaks accomodating to terminal width. You can use Ara to undot letters according to Rasm rules. Synopsis Font support Unfortunately, not all monospace fonts support Arabic text fully. Here is a list of known fonts with good support for Arabic. DejaVu Sans Mono Kawkab Mono Liberation Mono Monospace Nimbus Mono L Building from source Clone the repo. Run make . Run the ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/latiif","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/latiif/ara/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."}