toot(1)

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version 0.52.1 · 2 versions
  • 0.52.1 · debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking (latest)
  • 0.28.0 · ubuntu jammy
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✨ NAME ✨

toot — bestie, it's a command-line mastodon client 🐘💅

(this page lives in the General Commands Manual, section 1, so if you're poking around in man you're looking for toot(1) 🫶)

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

toot [OPTION...]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so. toot is a command-line client that you can use with any mastodon instance. any. no cap. it's giving "post from your terminal like the main character you are" 💖

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

Usage: toot [OPTION...]

💜 Help Options

  • no arguments — literally just run it with nothing and it Displays usage for the tool. periodt.
  • OPTION --help — Displays usage for subcommand. so if you're lost on one lil command, ask it nicely and it'll tell you 🥺

🔐 Authentication Options

  • login — Log in from the console, does NOT support two factor authentication. > ⚠️ bestie hear me: no 2FA here. if you've got two factor on, this one is not gonna work for you, and that's not me being dramatic, that's just the facts 😭
  • login_browser — Log in using your browser, supports regular and two factor authentication. this is the one that eats every time, 2FA girlies this is YOUR door 🔥
  • activate — Switch between logged in accounts. multiple accounts? iconic. switch whenever the vibe shifts 👑
  • logout — Log out, delete stored access keys. bye bestie, keys GONE 💀
  • auth — Show logged in accounts and instances. a lil receipts moment 🧾

📖 Read Options

  • whoami — Display logged in user details. who even am I? this will tell you 💫
  • whois — Display account details. for the other people, the ones you're being nosy about 👀
  • instance — Display instance details. the whole server lore 🌈
  • search — Search for users or hashtags. sleuth mode activated 🔍
  • timeline — Show recent items in your public timeline. the feed. the scroll. the lifestyle 📜
  • curses — An experimental timeline app (doesn't work on Windows). > ⚠️ it's experimental fr fr, and it doesn't work on Windows. noted and noted 🙈

✍️ Post Options

  • post — Post a status text to your timeline. yes you're literally posting from the terminal. slay 💅
  • upload — Upload an image or video file. pics or it didn't happen 🎀

🌟 Account Options

  • follow — Follow an account. mutuals loading… ⏳
  • unfollow — Unfollow an account. it's not you it's the vibe check ✂️
  • mute — Mute an account. peace and quiet, we love to see it 🤫
  • unmute — Unmute an account. they're back in the chat 🔔
  • block — Block an account. the strongest boundary 💀🚫
  • unblock — Unblock an account. growth is beautiful 🌱

🐛 REPORTING BUGS 🐛

found a bug? do NOT suffer in silence bestie, Please file issues on the Github bug tracker:

https://github.com/ihabunek/toot/issues

👑 AUTHORS 👑

This manual page was written by Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org>.

Toot was written by Ivan Habunek (https://github.com/ihabunek).

okay that's the whole page 🫶 this was toot from the General Commands Manual, version dated 2018-05-13, living at toot(1) — go post something iconic, bestie 💖✨🎀🦋🌸

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