# nicethings

A program for shared unix servers, specifically [tilde.town](https://tilde.town), to cheer people up .

# Table of Contents
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- [How it works](#how-it-works)
    - [How it works in detail](#how-it-works-in-detail)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
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# How it works

Users collaborate by adding or removing nice messages to their own
list, where the messages are combined and then displayed at random by
any user.

## How it works in detail

* Each user has a `~/.nicethings` directory.
* Users can add messages to this file using the `nicethings add "your nice message here"` interface.
* Each message is stored in the file as separate lines. No file format is used.
* Users can display a numbered list of the messages they have stored using the `nicethings ls` interface.
* Users can remove their own messages using the `nicethings rm 2` interface, where the number refers to an item in their list.
* Users can view a random message from a random user using the `nicethings` interface (with no arguments).

# Installation

1. Run `git clone https://github.com/m455/nicethings`
2. Run `cd nicethings`
3. Run `make` for further instructions.

# Usage

```
town nicethings [<command>] [<args>]

Commands:
  No command - Print a random nice thing.
  add        - Add a message to the list of nice things.
  ls         - Print a numbered list of the nice things you have added.
  rm         - Remove a message you have added from the list of nice things.

Examples:
  town nicethings
  town add \"You are beautiful\"
  town ls
  town rm 2
```