rfcv

rfcv is a tiny command-line tool written in Python and Bash to display colored RFCs (Requests for Comments) in the Linux or MacOS terminal. It fetches RFCs from the Web and caches them locally.

rfcv makes use of a simple RFC parser to apply color coding to the plain text. It makes the text more readable and easier to understand.

Usage

Type rfcv followed by the RFC number. For example:

rfcv 2549
rfcv 6214

Example screenshots:

Prerequisites

• Python 3
• Python Requests
  • python3 -m pip install requests
• less
• curl (for installing only)

Install

mkdir -p ~/bin
curl -sL https://raw.github.com/amakukha/rfcv/master/rfc_color.py > ~/bin/rfc_color.py
curl -sL https://raw.github.com/amakukha/rfcv/master/rfcv > ~/bin/rfcv
chmod u+x ~/bin/rfcv

This creates the ~/bin directory if it doesn’t exist, and downloads the files into it. If it’s not in your PATH, you have to add it:

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc

Inspired by

• Baptiste Fontaine's rfc
• monsieurh's rfc_reader, with which it can share local copies of RFCs