Companion CLI for wikiquote package (https://github.com/fdesjardins/wikiquote)
$ npm install -g wikiquote-cli
$ wikiquote -h
Get quotes from Wikiquote
Usage: wikiquote <cmd> [options]
Commands:
wikiquote cache <cmd> issue cache commands
wikiquote list <name> list quotes for a page name
wikiquote random <name> get a random quote from a page
wikiquote search <query> search for page names
wikiquote completion generate bash completion script
Options:
-v, --version Show version number [boolean]
-h, --help Show help [boolean]
Examples:
wikiquote random "Steve Jobs"
wikiquote search "bill gates"
You can speed up quote retrieval and store quotes by using the cache command:
Commands:
wikiquote cache add <name> cache quotes for a give page
wikiquote cache clear <name> clear the local cache
wikiquote cache update <name> update the local cache
Adding cache entries:
$ time wikiquote random 'Abraham Lincoln'
# 2.02s user 0.11s system 85% cpu 2.503 total
$ wikiquote cache add 'Abraham Lincoln'
Added "Abraham Lincoln" to cache
$ time wikiquote random 'Abraham Lincoln'
# 0.33s user 0.04s system 111% cpu 0.338 totalUse with other programs:
$ wikiquote random "Nikola Tesla" | cowsay
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/ We crave for new sensations but soon \
| become indifferent to them. The wonders |
| of yesterday are today common |
\ occurrences. -- Nikola Tesla /
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|| ||MIT © Forrest Desjardins