OAI_BROWSER(1)

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version 4.13 · 2 versions
, in fedora 43

💖 OAI_BROWSER(1) 💖

okay so bestie, meet oai_browser — the command line OAI repository browser. she's a Perl situation, she's user-contributed, and she's literally here to help you poke around OAI-compliant repositories from your terminal like the main character you are. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

oai_browser — Command line OAI repository browser 🌸

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the oai_browser utility is giving command-line tool energy, and what it does is let you browse an OAI-compliant repository. that's it, that's the vibe. no GUI, no fuss, just you, your terminal, and a repository that speaks OAI. 💅

⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

oai_browser.pl [options] arguments

like, options go in, arguments go in, magic happens. periodt. ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • baseURL — bestie you GOTTA tell it where to go. this is the baseURL it connects to. no baseURL, no browsing, no slay. 💜

👑 OPTIONS 👑

one bullet per flag, no skipping, we're being thorough in this house:

  • --help — shows this very page. hi, you're here, iconic. 🩷
  • --silent — does NOT display the data harvested from the repository. instead it only shows a record count. so if you just want the number and not the whole feast, this is your girl. 🔥
  • --trace — turns on trace debugging. for when you need to see everything, lowkey nosy but valid. 👀
  • --tracesax — turns on trace debugging of SAX calls. yes, SAX specifically. different flag, different lore. 🧚
  • --skip-identify — skips the initial Identify that would normally happen to check the repository's baseURL. so it just... doesn't do the vibe check first. 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

ngl, there's nothing else listed here, so go forth and browse, babe. 💖

quick reminder bestie: --skip-identify means you're skipping the initial check of the repository's baseURL. it's literally doing what it says on the tin — just know that the Identify step isn't happening when you use it. no cap. 💀

that's the whole page, fr fr. this was User Contributed Perl Documentation for perl v5.42.0, dated 2025-07-25. mwah, take care of her, she's iconic. 💅✨🎀🦋🌸

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