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Tawhid

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watch anime from the command line

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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