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jpolcol

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echobible - a bible reader for the command line

The Echo Bible Reader (echobible) is a bible reader written in shell script (GNU Bash) for the command line interface; echobible writes the text of the bible to stdout verse by verse (or by multiple verses at a time). The functionality is interactively driven by hotkeys. For example, the down arrow key writes the next verse to stdout. However, more useful methods of accessing and manipulating the text have been implemented.

Features:
* Concordance
* Dictionary
* Annotation
* Bookmarks
* Quickmarks
* Highlight
* Underline
* Go to any verse/chapter/book quickly, with a single command
* Text-To-Speech
* Autoverse (automatically advance verses)
* Search (words or phrases)
* Print verse(s)/chapter(s)/book(s)/bible to less/file/printer

Documentation:
For additional documentation, see accompanying text files in the git repository.

AUR page:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/echobible-git/

Project page:
https://bitbucket.org/jpolcol/echobible

Clone the git repository:
git clone https://bitbucket.org/jpolcol/echobible.git

Screenshot:

Last edited by jpolcol (2014-05-15 04:33:34)

ewaller

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

Welcome to Arch Linux.  You might consider writing an PKGBUILD for this.  That would put it in our AUR.

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Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

DWMBible --- nice
Scripted it for use with dmenu, thank you for this

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jpolcol

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

Thanks. I will do a pkgbuild soon.

I plan on adding more bibles. I'm looking for any free bible texts that can be formatted and distributed with the program. If anyone knows of any, please let me know.

Your welcome Head_on_a_Stick. How did you script it with dmenu?? I use dmenu and dwm quite a bit.

skottish

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

If anyone knows of any, please let me know.

http://www.crosswire.org/sword/modules/ … ype=Bibles

I *believe* that all that are listed here are in the public domain or free to use and redistribute.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

Thanks. I will do a pkgbuild soon.

I plan on adding more bibles. I'm looking for any free bible texts that can be formatted and distributed with the program. If anyone knows of any, please let me know.

Your welcome Head_on_a_Stick. How did you script it with dmenu?? I use dmenu and dwm quite a bit.

I just created an executable /usr/bin/bible file:

#!/bin/zsh
cd /home/empty/echobible
exec urxvtc -e ./echobible

It shows up in dmenu as "bible" & opens up an rxvt-unicode client window with your program in it
EDIT: in my case the username is "empty" & the shell is zsh

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2014-05-14 22:04:21)

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jpolcol

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

Thanks for the link skottish. That'll keep me busy!

Very nice Head_on_a_Stick! I'll be releasing a dmenu based RSS reader... hopefully soon. I think you'll like it.

skottish

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

Thanks for the link skottish. That'll keep me busy!

You're welcome. Happy coding!

jpolcol

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

echobible is now on the AUR:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/echobible-git/

Is anyone else getting this warning during build:
==> WARNING: Using existing src/ tree

karol

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

Is anyone else getting this warning during build:
==> WARNING: Using existing src/ tree

I've run 'makepkg -s' to build it and now if I built it with 'makepkg -es'

$ makepkg -se
==> Making package: echobible-git r7.2ad322c-1 (Fri May 16 01:07:30 CEST 2014)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> WARNING: Using existing src/ tree
==> Removing existing pkg/ directory...
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
==> Tidying install...
  -> Purging unwanted files...
  -> Removing libtool files...
  -> Removing static library files...
  -> Compressing man and info pages...
  -> Stripping unneeded symbols from binaries and libraries...
==> Creating package "echobible-git"...
  -> Generating .PKGINFO file...
  -> Generating .MTREE file...
  -> Compressing package...
==> Leaving fakeroot environment.
==> Finished making: echobible-git r7.2ad322c-1 (Fri May 16 01:07:33 CEST 2014)

I'm reusing the source I've already downloaded (cloned).

Square

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

This is excellent! Thank you!

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Chrysostomus

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

This is one of the coolest projects I have seen!

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Chrysostomus

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

Hmm... that print option looks espcecially interesting. If it separates verses with newline and can be ran noninreractively, one could pipe it into dmenu/pmenu and open selected verse in echobible. Piping whole bible maybe too slow, but single books should be okay. One could make another menu to choose book. Maybe call it dbiblemenu... or something.

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mcordv

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

Hi!! Nice app.... I've this issue:

 /usr/bin/echobible: 962: /usr/bin/echobible: Syntax error: Bad for loop variable 

Can you help me? Thanks for your work

Ropid

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Re: echobible - a bible reader for the command line

@mcordv:

Is your /bin/sh linked to bash or do you perhaps have dash installed and your /bin/sh pointing to dash?