tooter

a barebones mastodon client

installation

• clone/download the repo
• bundle install
• modify tooter.conf.example to reflect your info*
• rename tooter.conf.example to tooter.conf
• bundle exec ruby tooter

*for instructions on how to get an access token for your account please check here

usage

at the Tooter> prompt write anything and hit enter and it will be posted to your account

keywords

to add content warnings or change the visibility of a post add a keyword into your post before you hit enter

supported keywords: vis:, visibility:, cw:, spoiler:, reply:

e.g., Tooter> posting from tooter~ vis: unlisted cw: testing, Tooter> replying to a post vis: private reply: 11135863213 (assuming 11135863213 is a valid status id)

commands

!status <id> -- returns a single status given an ID

!account <filename> -- loads a new account from given FILENAME

!notifs [amount] -- returns AMOUNT of notifications (defaults to 10)

!follow <account> -- follows ACCOUNT after user confirmation

!quit -- quits the application