circumflex

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"screenshots/clx.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"circumflex\"/\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n#\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ccode\u003ecircumflex\u003c/code\u003e is a command line tool for browsing Hacker\u0026nbsp;News in your terminal\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"screenshots/main_view.png\" width=\"600\" alt=\"Main view\"/\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n### Main features\n\n- \ud83d\udecb **Everything in one place** \u2014 read both the comment section and articles in Reader Mode\n- \ud83c\udf08 **Syntax highlighting** \u2014 syntax-aware formatting for comments and headlines\n- \u26a1\ufe0f **Vim-style navigation** \u2014 scroll through, jump between and collapse threads with familiar keybindings\n\n**You might also like:**\n\n- \ud83e\udd39 **Native terminal colors** \u2014 you bring your own color scheme, `circumflex` does the rest\n- \ud83d\udc8e **Nerd Fonts** \u2014 full support for Nerd Fonts as icons\n- \u2764\ufe0f **Add to favorites** \u2014 save interesting submissions for later\n\n## Installing\n\nThe binary name for `circumflex` is `clx`.\n\n```console\n# Homebrew\nbrew install circumflex\n\n# Nix\nnix-shell -p circumflex\n\n# AUR\nyay -S circumflex\n\n# Go\ngo install github.com/bensadeh/circumflex/cmd/clx@latest\n\n# From source\ngo run ./cmd/clx\n```\n\n## Features\n\n### Categories\n\nSwitch between categories with \u003ckbd\u003eTab\u003c/kbd\u003e. The header shows `top`, `best`, `ask`, `show` and `favorites` by\ndefault. Pick which ones appear (and in what order) with the `--categories` flag:\n\n```console\nclx --categories top,new,best\n```\n\nAvailable categories are `top`, `best`, `new`, `ask`, `show` and `favorites`.\n\n### Comment section\n\nPress \u003ckbd\u003eEnter\u003c/kbd\u003e to view the comment section.\n\nThe comment section has two modes: `read mode` and `navigate mode`.\n\nIn `read mode`, you can scroll using the usual vim bindings. You can also jump between top-level\ncomments (\u003ckbd\u003en\u003c/kbd\u003e/\u003ckbd\u003eN\u003c/kbd\u003e), and you can expand and collapse threads by quote level\n(\u003ckbd\u003eh\u003c/kbd\u003e/\u003ckbd\u003el\u003c/kbd\u003e) or all at once (\u003ckbd\u003eEnter\u003c/kbd\u003e).\n\nIn `navigate mode`, you can individually select comments and collapse specific threads. This is useful in longer threads\nwith many replies.",
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