NRSS(1)

NAME
NRSS - An ncurses RSS reader

DESCRIPTION
NRSS is an RSS reader built to use minimal amounts of external libraries, using a minimal interface while maintaining a featureful client.

COMMAND LINE USAGE

-h  Simple help

-v  Print version

-c [num]
    Set number of columns

-D [path]
    Set the configuration directory (default: ~/.nrss/)

-C [path]
    Set the configuration file (default: ~/.nrss/config)

-F [path]
    Set the feed directory (default: ~/.nrss/feeds)

-L [path]
    Set the log file (default: ~/.nrss/log)

INTERNAL USAGE
Within the program you can use the following (default) keys. These can be changed in your configuration file by using the "key" command.

UP or DOWN
    Select previous or next item/feed (next) (prev)

PGUP or PGDOWN
    Goto previous or next feed (next-feed) (prev-feed)

h   Display usage (toggle-usage)

C   Toggle collapse all feeds (toggle-collapse-all)

Space
    Collapse a feed or read a story (default)

g   Use the defined browser to goto the item's URL (goto)

x   Show all items in feed (toggle-expand)

r   Refresh the current feed (refresh)

R   Refresh all (refresh-all)

M   Mark all read (mark-all-read)

D   Redraw screen (redraw)

q   Quit NRSS (quit)

CONFIGURATION
The ~/.nrss/config file is where all of the configuration is. You can start by using the example config below.

EXAMPLE CONFIG

default_rate "5"
default_show "30"
default_maxitems "50"
#Add some feeds
add "http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot" "Slashdot"
add "http://www.digg.com/rss/index.xml" "Digg All"
add "http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml" "BBC"
add "http://www.osnews.com/files/recent.xml" "OSNews"
add "http://distrowatch.com/news/dw.xml" "DistroWatch"
#Change rate for Slashdot
rate "30" "Slashdot"
#These aren't defaults, but examples
browser "/usr/bin/elinks %u"
#Text browsers should enable this
browser_wait "1"

FILES

~/.nrss/config
    Main configuration file. For advanced usage, see the online configuration documentation: http://codezen.org/nrss-config

~/.nrss/log
    Everyday log file.

~/.nrss/feeds/
    This is where the raw XML is stored.

BUGS
None known, but it's not outside of the realm of possibility =P.

HOMEPAGE
http://codezen.org/nrss

AUTHOR
Jack Miller <jjm2n4@umr.edu>