glow

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# Glow\n\nRender markdown on the CLI, with _pizzazz_!\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https://stuff.charm.sh/glow/glow-banner-github.gif\" alt=\"Glow Logo\"\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow/releases\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/release/charmbracelet/glow.svg\" alt=\"Latest Release\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/charmbracelet/glow?tab=doc\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://godoc.org/github.com/golang/gddo?status.svg\" alt=\"GoDoc\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow/actions\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow/workflows/build/badge.svg\" alt=\"Build Status\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/charmbracelet/glow\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://goreportcard.com/badge/charmbracelet/glow\" alt=\"Go ReportCard\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c2246366-f84b-4847-b431-32a61ca07b74\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Glow UI Demo\"\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n## What is it?\n\nGlow is a terminal based markdown reader designed from the ground up to bring\nout the beauty\u2014and power\u2014of the CLI.\n\nUse it to discover markdown files, read documentation directly on the command\nline. Glow will find local markdown files in subdirectories or a local\nGit repository.\n\n## Installation\n\n### Package Manager\n\n```bash\n# macOS or Linux\nbrew install glow\n```\n\n```bash\n# macOS (with MacPorts)\nsudo port install glow\n```\n\n```bash\n# Arch Linux (btw)\npacman -S glow\n```\n\n```bash\n# Void Linux\nxbps-install -S glow\n```\n\n```bash\n# Nix shell\nnix-shell -p glow --command glow\n```\n\n```bash\n# FreeBSD\npkg install glow\n```\n\n```bash\n# Solus\neopkg install glow\n```\n\n```bash\n# Windows (with Chocolatey, Scoop, or Winget)\nchoco install glow\nscoop install glow\nwinget install charmbracelet.glow\n```\n\n```bash\n# Android (with termux)\npkg install glow\n```\n\n```bash\n# Ubuntu (Snapcraft)\nsudo snap install glow\n```\n\n```bash\n# Debian/Ubuntu\nsudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings\ncurl -fsSL https://repo.charm.sh/apt/gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyr",
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