bm
Overview
bm
is a utility for opening bookmarks and queries from the command line.
The bookmarks and queries are configured hierarchically in YAML, and they are
referenced using keyword prefixes. It allows you to quickly open bookmarks
and perform search queries in your browser using only your keyboard.
CLI
Requirements
bm
is designed to work on any operating system, but it has only been tested
on Linux.
Installation
.deb
Package Installation
Check the Releases page for .deb
packages.
.rpm
Package Installation
Check the Releases page for .rpm
packages.
Installation From Hackage
Install bm
from Hackage using Cabal as follows:
$ cabal v2-install bm
Installation From Stackage
Install bm
from Stackage using Stack as follows:
$ stack install bm
Usage
Bookmarks and search queries are configured using a hierarchy of keywords in a
YAML configuration file. They are selected using keyword prefixes as
command-line arguments. Command-line completion is available for Bash. See
the bm
man page for details.
Note that the command used to open bookmarks and queries can be customized in
the configuration file. Specifying the command for your specific browser can
make links open considerably faster than with the default (generic) command.
Examples
An example configuration file is available in the config
directory on
GitHub (example for the latest release: bm.yaml). The following are
example commands using this configuration file.
Open a bookmark link by specifying keywords. The Nix homepage can be opened
with the following command:
$ bm nix
The nixpkgs
manual can be opened using the following command:
$ bm nix pkgs manual
Keyword prefixes can also be used. The following command also opens the
nixpkgs
manual:
$ bm n p m
When more than one keyword has the same prefix, the first is selected. If a
selected bookmark does not specify a URL, the first child is processed.
The /
keyword defines a bookmark with a URL as well as a query. When no
query is specified, the URL is opened, allowing you to search with suggestions
using the search field. Open a query by specifying keywords followed by the
query.
$ bm / LinearTypes
When multiple query arguments are provided, they are joined with a space.
Project
Links
Tags
All releases are tagged in the main
branch. Release tags are signed using
the
[email protected]
GPG key.
Contribution
Issues and feature requests are tracked on GitHub:
https://github.com/ExtremaIS/bm-haskell/issues
Issues may also be submitted via email to [email protected].
License
This project is released under the
MIT License as specified in the
LICENSE
file.