watch anime from the command line

#linux #tutorial #bash #beginners

do you watch anime? if yes Highfive! me too.
Today I will show you how can you watch anime from the command line!
not only watch but search & download
Even in android & mac? heck yeah!
Dependencies::

Essential
grep sed curl openssl jq

Optional

mpv - The default video player (recommended) aria2 - For downloading (recommended) iina - An alternative video player for the Mac vlc - An alternative video player diff - Update checking patch - Update checking

Install

Linux / Mac
git clone https://github.com/pystardust/ani-cli.git cd ani-cli sudo make

Android (Termux)
apt update apt install git make ncurses-utils openssl-tool jq -y git clone -b android-termux https://github.com/pystardust/ani-cli.git cd ani-cli make

Windows
Download and install gitbash Download and install vlc (mpv needs further testing) Add vlc to Windows Env PATH like so: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC. Open git bash by right-clicking and choosing "Run as administrator" Run the following commands git clone -b windows-vlc https://github.com/pystardust/ani-cli.git cd ani-cli chmod +x ani-cli-win ./install

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