Signal Messenger client for terminal.
Download a pre-compiled binary from Releases for following targets:
x86-64 Linux GNU
x86-64 Linux musl
aarch64 Linux GNU
aarch64 Linux musl
(>=v0.2.4
only)x86-64 Darwin
aarch64 Darwin
Prerequisites:
protoc
compilerperl
cargo install --git https://github.com/boxdot/gurk-rs gurk
Packaged in the AUR: gurk-git
and gurk-bin
Either per user:
$ nix-env --install gurk-rs
or system-wide:
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ gurk-rs ];
Run
gurk
On the first run, it will open a QR code in your favorite image viewer, such that you can link the
client as a new device. This will also create a configuration file at the default config
location. For the configuration directives, see src/config.rs
.
Note: The binary cannot be published on crates.io, because it depends on several official Signal libraries that are not available on crates.io.
- App navigation
f1
Toggle help panel.
- Message input
tab
Send emoji from input line as reaction on selected message.alt+enter
Switch between multi-line and singl-line input modes.alt+left
,alt+right
Jump to previous/next word.ctrl+w / ctrl+backspace / alt+backspace
Delete last word.ctrl+u
Delete to the start of the line.enter
when input box empty in single-line mode Open URL from selected message.enter
otherwise Send message.
- Multi-line message input
enter
New linectrl+j / Up
Previous linectrl+k / Down
Next line
- Cursor
alt+f / alt+Right / ctrl+Right
Move forward one word.alt+b / alt+Left / ctrl+Left
Move backward one word.ctrl+a / Home
Move cursor to the beginning of the line.ctrl+e / End
Move cursor the the end of the line.
- Message/channel selection
Esc
Reset message selection.alt+Up / alt+k / PgUp
Select previous message.alt+Down / alt+j / PgDown
Select next message.ctrl+j / Up
Select previous channel.ctrl+k / Down
Select next channel.ctrl+p
Open / close channel selection popup.
- Clipboard
alt+y
Copy selected message to clipboard.
- GNU Affero General Public License v3 only (AGPL-3.0-only or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html)
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