NAME

bsky - A Command-line Bluesky Client

SYNOPSIS

# create user session
$ bsky login [handle] [password]

# view recent posts
$ bsky timeline ...

# create a post
$ bsky post ...

DESCRIPTION

bsky is a simple command line client for Bluesky in Perl.

Commands

bsky [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

config

# Print all configuration values
bsky config

# Print a single config value and exit
bsky config wrap

# Set a configuration value
bsky config wrap 100

View or change configuration values. See Configuration for a list of current options.

Options

key         optional
value       optional

show-profile

bsky show-profile

bsky show-profile --handle sankor.bsky.social

bsky show-profile --json

Show profile.

Options

--handle handle     user handle; defaults to the logged in account
-H handle           alternative to --handle
--json              boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

update-profile

bsky update-profile --description "Looks like we made it!"

bsky update-profile --name "John Smith"

bsky update-profile --avatar https://cataas.com/cat?width=100 --banner https://cataas.com/cat?width=1000

Update profile elements.

Options

--avatar        optional, avatar image (url or local path)
--banner        optional, banner image (url or local path)
--description   optional, blurb about yourself
--name          optional, display name

show-session

bsky show-session

bsky show-session --json

Show current session.

Options

--json              boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

timeline

bsky timeline

bsky timeline --json

# shorthand:
bsky tl

Display posts from timeline.

Options

--json      boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

thread

thread at://did:plc:pwqewimhd3rxc4hg6ztwrcyj/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjyoh75qne2w

Show a thread.

Options

--json      boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given
-n   value  number of items

post

post "This is a test"

Create a new post.

like

bsky like at://did:plc:pwqewimhd3rxc4hg6ztwrcyj/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjyoh75qne2w

Like a post.

unlike

bsky unlike at://did:plc:pwqewimhd3rxc4hg6ztwrcyj/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjyoh75qne2w

bsky unlike at://did:plc:pwqewimhd3rxc4hg6ztwrcyj/app.bsky.feed.like/3kjyml72tqu2y

Unlike a post. Either the direct feed URI or the like URI printed by bsky like ....

likes

bsky likes at://did:plc:pwqewimhd3rxc4hg6ztwrcyj/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjyoh75qne2w

Show likes on a post.

Options

--json              boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

repost

bsky repost at://did:plc:pwqewimhd3rxc4hg6ztwrcyj/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjyoh75qne2w

Repost the post.

reposts

bsky reposts at://did:plc:pwqewimhd3rxc4hg6ztwrcyj/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjyoh75qne2w

Show reposts of the post.

Options

--json              boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

follow

bsky follow [handle]

bsky follow sankor.bsky.social

bsky follow did:plc:2lk3pbakx2erxgotvzyeuyem

Follow the handle

Options

handle          user handle or DID

unfollow

bsky unfollow [handle]

bsky unfollow sankor.bsky.social

bsky unfollow did:plc:2lk3pbakx2erxgotvzyeuyem

Unfollow the handle

Options

handle          user handle or DID

follows

bsky follows

bsky follows --handle sankor.bsky.social

bsky follows --json

Show follows.

Options

--handle handle     user handle; defaults to the logged in account
-H handle           alternative to --handle
--json              boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

followers

bsky followers

bsky followers --handle sankor.bsky.social

bsky followers --json

Show followers.

Options

--handle handle     user handle; defaults to the logged in account
-H handle           alternative to --handle
--json              boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

block

bsky block [handle]

bsky block sankor.bsky.social

bsky block did:plc:2lk3pbakx2erxgotvzyeuyem

Block the handle.

Options

handle          user handle or DID

unblock

bsky unblock [handle]

bsky unblock sankor.bsky.social

bsky unblock did:plc:2lk3pbakx2erxgotvzyeuyem

Unblock the handle.

Options

handle          user handle or DID

blocks

bsky blocks

bsky blocks --json

Show blocks.

Options

--json              boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

delete

bsky delete at://did:p...

Delete a post, repost, etc.

notifications

bsky notifications

bsky notifications --all

bsky notifications --json

# shorthand
bsky notif --all

Show notifications.

Options

--all               boolean flag, show all notifications
--json              boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

invite-codes

bsky invite-codes

bsky invite-codes --json

Show invite codes.

Note that you must be logged in with the account password to view invite codes.

Options

--json              boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

add-app-password

bsky add-app-password "Your app name"

Create a new App password.

Note that you must be logged in with the account password to add a new app password.

revoke-app-password

bsky revoke-app-password "Your app name"

Delete App password.

Note that you must be logged in with the account password to revoke an app password.

list-app-passwords

bsky list-app-passwords

bsky list-app-passwords --json

Show App passwords.

Options

--json              boolean flag; content is printed as JSON objects if given

login

bsky login [ident] [password] [--host http://bsky.social]

Log into a Bluesky account.

Options

ident
password
--host        optional, defaults to https://bsky.social

help

shows a list of commands or help for one command

Global Options

--help, -h     show help
--version, -v  print the version
-V             print verbose version info

Configuration

Current configuration values include:

• wrap

  bsky config wrap 100
  

  Sets word wrap width in characters for terminal output. The default is 0 which disables word wrap.

See Also

At.pm

https://github.com/mattn/bsky - Original Golang client

LICENSE

Copyright (C) Sanko Robinson.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms found in the Artistic License 2. Other copyrights, terms, and conditions may apply to data transmitted through this module.

AUTHOR

Sanko Robinson sanko@cpan.org