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Toot - Mastodon CLI interface
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Interact with Mastodon social networks from the command line.
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.. image:: https://img.shields.io/travis/ihabunek/toot.svg?maxAge=3600&style=flat-square
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:target: https://travis-ci.org/ihabunek/toot
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.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/author-%40ihabunek-blue.svg?maxAge=3600&style=flat-square
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:target: https://mastodon.social/@ihabunek
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.. image:: https://img.shields.io/github/license/ihabunek/pdf417-py.svg?maxAge=3600&style=flat-square
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:target: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/toot.svg?maxAge=3600&style=flat-square
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:target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/toot
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2017-04-12 14:42:04 +00:00
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Installation
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Install using pip:
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.. code-block::
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pip install toot
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Usage
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Running ``toot`` displays a list of available commands.
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Running ``toot <command> -h`` shows the documentation for the given command.
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=================== ===============================================================
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Command Description
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=================== ===============================================================
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``toot login`` Log into a Mastodon instance, saves access keys for later use.
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``toot logout`` Log out, deletes stored access keys.
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``toot auth`` Display current login details.
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``toot post`` Post a status to your timeline.
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``toot search`` Search for accounts or hashtags.
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``toot timeline`` Display recent items in your public timeline.
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``toot follow`` Follow an account.
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``toot unfollow`` Unfollow an account.
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=================== ===============================================================
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Authentication
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Before tooting, you need to login to a Mastodon instance:
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.. code-block::
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2017-04-13 11:52:28 +00:00
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toot login
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You will be asked to chose an instance_ and enter your credentials.
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.. _instance: https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/List-of-Mastodon-instances.md
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The application and user access tokens will be saved in two files in your home directory:
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* ``~/.config/toot/app.cfg``
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* ``~/.config/toot/user.cfg``
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2017-04-13 11:52:28 +00:00
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You can check whether you are currently logged in:
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.. code-block::
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toot auth
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And you can logout which will remove the stored access tokens:
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.. code-block::
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toot logout
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