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[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) 4. / 5. tonylaurent/verbal ActiveProject[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) tonylaurent/verbal ================== A minimalist blog engine driven by command line. 019PHP Since Jun 18Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/tonylaurent/verbal)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/tonylaurent/verbal)[ RSS](/packages/tonylaurent-verbal/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2mo ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (1)Used By (0) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/54ef9a0c4b2e462b840f6d349183280d97e05d4a4fa6e94e473a3ea2a3fd4a98/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f746f6e796c617572656e742f76657262616c2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/tonylaurent/verbal) About ----- [](#about) Verbal is the blog engine for command lines addicts. [![Verbal](verbal.png?raw=true)](verbal.png?raw=true) Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) Verbal is built on Laravel and use SQLite as embedded database: - PHP >= 7.0.0 - OpenSSL PHP Extension - PDO PHP Extension - Mbstring PHP Extension - Tokenizer PHP Extension - XML PHP Extension - SQLite 3 - Composer Installation ------------ [](#installation) Create your blog project with Composer: ``` composer create-project --prefer-dist tonylaurent/verbal blog dev-master ``` Move to your project directory, start the built-in server and go to (only for testing): ``` php artisan serve ``` You can populate your blog with fake data: ``` php artisan db:seed ``` Set your blog informations in the config file `config/blog.php`. Getting started --------------- [](#getting-started) First, create a tag to categorize your post: ``` $ php artisan tag:add "Foo" --description="This is my first tag" ``` Write your first post (the content must be in markdown format): ``` $ php artisan post:add "My first post" --tag="Foo" --summary="This is my first post" --content="# Hello world!" ``` If you need a multi-line content, type enter after the first double quote and finish with an other double quote: ``` $ php artisan post:add "My first post" --tag="Foo" --summary="This is my first post" --content=" > # Hello world! > This is the first paragraph. > > This is the second paragraph. > " ``` You can custom the post datetime instead of use the default current timestamp: ``` $ php artisan post:add "My first post" --datetime="2018-01-01 12:30:00" ``` Maybe need a picture to illustrate your post? ``` $ php artisan post:add "My first post" --image="/home/tony/picture.png" ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) - [Posts](#posts) - [Add a new post](#add-a-new-post) - [Browse all posts](#browse-all-posts) - [Read an existing post](#add-an-existing-post) - [Edit an existing post](#edit-an-existing-post) - [Delete an existing post](#delete-an-existing-post) - [Tag an existing post](#tag-an-existing-post) - [Untag an existing post](#untag-an-existing-post) - [Tags](#tags) - [Add a new tag](#add-a-new-tag) - [Browse all tags](#browse-all-tags) - [Read an existing tag](#read-an-exising-tag) - [Edit an existing tag](#edit-an-exising-tag) - [Delete an existing tag](#delete-an-exising-tag) ### Posts [](#posts) #### Add a new post [](#add-a-new-post) ``` $ php artisan post:add TITLE [OPTIONS] ``` *Arguments* `"TITLE"` The title of the post to add *Options* `--summary="SUMMARY"` Set the post’s summary `--content="CONTENT"` Set the post’s content (markdown format) `--datetime="YYYY-MM-DD MM:HH:SS"` Set the post’s datetime `--image="PATH"` Set the post’s image `--tag="NAME"` Categorize the post with a tag name (multiple values allowed) #### Browse all posts [](#browse-all-posts) ``` $ php artisan post:browse [OPTIONS] ``` *Options* `--show="COLUMN"` Show the specified column (multiple values allowed) `--hide="COLUMN"` Hide the specified column (multiple values allowed) `--sort="COLUMN"` Sort by the specified column `--reverse` Reverse sort order #### Read an existing post [](#read-an-existing-post) ``` $ php artisan post:read ID ``` *Arguments* `ID` The ID of the post to read #### Edit an existing post [](#edit-an-existing-post) ``` $ php artisan post:edit ID [OPTIONS] ``` *Arguments* `ID` The ID of the post to edit *Options* `--title="TITLE"` Change the post’s title `--summary="SUMMARY"` Change the post’s summary `--content="CONTENT"` Change the post’s content (markdown format) `--datetime="YYYY-MM-DD MM:HH:SS"` Change the post’s datetime `--image="PATH"` Change the post’s image `--tag="NAME"` Categorize the post with a tag (multiple values allowed) #### Delete an existing post [](#delete-an-existing-post) ``` $ php artisan post:delete ID [OPTIONS] ``` *Arguments* `ID` The ID of the post to delete *Options* `--force` Skip confirmation #### Tag an existing post [](#tag-an-existing-post) ``` $ php artisan post:tag ID [OPTIONS] ``` *Arguments* `ID` The ID of the post to tag *Options* `--tag="NAME"` The tag’s name to add (multiple values allowed) #### Untag an existing post [](#untag-an-existing-post) ``` $ php artisan post:untag ID [OPTIONS] ``` *Arguments* `ID` The ID of the post to untag *Options* `--tag="NAME"` The tag’s name to remove (multiple values allowed) ### Tags [](#tags) #### Add a new tag [](#add-a-new-tag) ``` $ php artisan tag:add NAME [OPTIONS] ``` *Arguments* `"NAME"` The name of the tag to add *Options* `--description="DESCRIPTION"` Set the tag’s description #### Browse all tags [](#browse-all-tags) ``` $ php artisan tag:browse [OPTIONS] ``` *Options* `--show="COLUMN"` Show the specified column (multiple values allowed) `--hide="COLUMN"` Hide the specified column (multiple values allowed) `--sort="COLUMN"` Sort by the specified column `--reverse` Reverse sort order #### Read an existing tag [](#read-an-existing-tag) ``` $ php artisan tag:read ID ``` *Arguments* `ID` The ID of the tag to read #### Edit an existing tag [](#edit-an-existing-tag) ``` $ php artisan tag:edit ID [OPTIONS] ``` *Arguments* `ID` The ID of the tag to edit *Options* `--name="NAME"` Change the tag’s name `--description="DESCRIPTION"` Change the tag’s description #### Delete an existing tag [](#delete-an-existing-tag) ``` $ php artisan tag:delete ID [OPTIONS] ``` *Arguments* `ID` The ID of the tag to delete *Options* `--force` Skip confirmation ### Health Score 20 — LowBetter than 14% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity6 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity40 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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