How to install hn-cli
npm install -g @rafaelrinaldi/hn-cli hn-cli use case
Browse and interact with Hacker News stories from the terminal
When to use hn-cli
- Quickly fetch and navigate top or latest Hacker News stories
- Open story URLs or comment threads in default browser
- Share stories on Twitter directly from the terminal
When not to use hn-cli
- Need to programmatically extract raw data or JSON output
- Require non-interactive, headless operation for scripting
hn-cli features
- · Vim-style keyboard navigation (j/k, gg/G)
- · Open story URLs or Hacker News comments in browser
- · Share stories on Twitter with 't' key
- · Sort by latest or default order, limit number of items
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