Submit a self post to reddit

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README.md

reddit-submit

Submit a self post to reddit

Installation

Download

sudo git clone https://gitea.gf4.pw/ki9/reddit-submit.git /usr/local/src/reddit-submit

Build

sudo ln -s /usr/local/src/reddit-submit/reddit-submit /usr/local/bin/reddit-submit

Configuration

Copy sample config to your home directory and edit it.

cp /usr/local/src/reddit-submit/.sample.reddit.rc ~/.reddit.rc
vim ~/.reddit.rc

Add your reddit username and password. You'll need to create a new API "app" from www.reddit.com/prefs/apps. When prompted, select script from the type dropdown and add any memorable name.

Updating

cd /usr/local/src/reddit-submit
git pull

Usage

Once your .reddit.rc file has been configured, you can submit a post to r/test or any subreddit using:

echo "This is the post's body" | reddit-submit test "This is a test title"

Automation

TODO: Add systemd files and timer examples

License

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.