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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>