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R S S B O T

NAME


rssbot - 24/7 Feed Fetcher

SYNOPSIS


rssbot <cmd> [key=val] [key==val]
rssbotd
rssbots

DESCRIPTION

rssbot is a python3 bot able to display rss feeds in your channel.

rssbot comes with a cli to configure and a daemon to run in the background, hooking the daemon in systemd brings a 24/7 available rssbot in your channel.

note if reinstall fails, try pip uninstall to start pristine.

INSTALL

installation is done with pipx


$ pipx install rssbot
$ pipx ensurepath

<new terminal>

$ rssbot srv > rssbot.service
$ sudo mv rssbot.service /etc/systemd/system/
$ sudo systemctl enable rssbot --now

joins #rssbot on localhost

USAGE

use rssbot to control the program, default it does nothing


$ rssbot
$

see list of commands


$ rssbot cmd
cfg,cmd,dne,dpl,err,exp,imp,mod,mre,nme,
pwd,rem,res,rss,srv,syn,thr,upt

start daemon


$ rssbotd
$

start service


$ rssbots
<runs until ctrl-c>

COMMANDS


cfg - irc configuration
cmd - commands
dpl - sets display items
err - show errors
exp - export opml (stdout)
imp - import opml
mre - display cached output
pwd - sasl nickserv name/pass
rem - removes a rss feed
res - restore deleted feeds
rss - add a feed
syn - sync rss feeds
thr - show running threads
upt - show uptime

CONFIGURATION

irc


$ rssbot cfg server=<server>
$ rssbot cfg channel=<channel>
$ rssobt cfg nick=<nick>

sasl


$ rssbot pwd <nsvnick> <nspass>
$ rssbot cfg password=<frompwd>

rss


$ rssbot rss <url>
$ rssbot dpl <url> <item1,item2>
$ rssbot rem <url>
$ rssbot nme <url> <name>

opml


$ rssbot exp
$ rssbot imp <filename>

SOURCE

source is at https://github.com/otpcr/rssbot

FILES


~/.rssbot
~/.local/bin/rssbot
~/.local/bin/rssbotd
~/.local/bin/rssbots
~/.local/pipx/venvs/rssbot/*

AUTHOR


Bart Thate <bthate@dds.nl>

COPYRIGHT


RSSBOT is Public Domain.

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