xkcd-client

A simple, fun, terminal-based viewer for xkcd images.

Installation

• To install:

  sudo chmod +x install
  sudo ./install
  

Necessary dependencies:

Make sure to have the `recode` and `wmctrl` packages installed:
```
sudo apt-get install recode wmctrl
```

• To uninstall:

  sudo chmod +x uninstall
  sudo ./uninstall
  

Usage

• Random image: xkcd (default)
• Current image: xkcd current
• Comic with certain ID: xkcd [ID]

The title, caption, and URL should show up in the terminal, as well as an ImageMagick window. Just type any letter to close the image.

Sources

• Inspired by pmxkcd.
• Code to prevent losing focus from StackOverflow