phetch is a terminal client designed to help you quickly navigate the gophersphere.

features

usage

phetch                           launch and show start page
phetch <gopher-url>              open gopher url
phetch -r, --raw <gopher-url>    print raw gopher response
phetch -l, --local               connect to 127.0.0.1:7070
phetch -h, --help                show this screen
phetch -v, --version             show phetch version

once you've launched phetch, use `ctrl-h` to view the on-line help.

installation

binaries for linux, mac, and raspberry pi are available at https://github.com/dvkt/phetch/releases:

just unzip/untar the phetch program into your $PATH and get going!

updates

to check for new versions of phetch, use the on-line help system in the app (ctrl-h) or visit:

gopher://phkt.io/1/phetch/latest

development

cargo run -- <gopher-url>

pro-tip: run a local gopher server on 127.0.0.1:7070 and start phetch with -l or --local to quickly connect to it.

to build with TLS support on linux, you need openssl and pkg-config:

sudo apt install -y pkg-config libssl-dev

screenies

DOS Archive

Menu View

Text View

todo

bugs

v1.0

future features