scat

tiny chat-like CLI built on scuttlebutt

Requirements:

• scuttlebutt server running (like Patchwork or Patchbay)
• ssb-private and ssb-about plugins installed

Install

• Prebuilt: download from https://squi.cc/misc/scat.html
• Run from source: clone this repo, run npm install, then node index.js

Shortcuts

Since scat uses neat-input, you can use these shortcuts while typing:

• ctrl-a move the cursor to the beginning of the line
• ctrl-e move the cursor to the end of the line
• ctrl-b move the cursor one character to the left
• ctrl-f move the cursor one character to the right
• ctrl-k erase all characters to the right of the cursor
• ctrl-u erase the whole line
• ctrl-w erase one word to the left of the cursor
• alt-backspace same as ctrl-w
• alt-d erase one word to the right of the cursor
• alt-b move the cursor one word to the left
• alt-f move the cursor one word to the right

See Also

• https://cabal.chat/ -- p2p chat on Dat
• https://github.com/orbitdb/orbit -- p2p chat on IPFS
• https://github.com/clevinson/scuttle-chat -- ephemeral chats on Scuttlebutt

License

AGPL 3.0