LINUX DO

Mode: 🔐 Browser · Domain: linux.do

Commands

Command	Description
opencli linux-do feed	Browse topics (site-wide, by tag, or by category)
opencli linux-do categories	List all categories
opencli linux-do tags	List popular tags
opencli linux-do search <query>	Search topics
opencli linux-do topic <id>	View topic posts
opencli linux-do user-topics <username>	Topics created by a user
opencli linux-do user-posts <username>	Replies posted by a user

feed

Browse topic listings. Defaults to latest topics when called with no arguments.

• Supports filtering by --tag, --category, or both
• --tag accepts tag name, slug, or ID
• --category accepts category name, slug, ID, or Parent / Child path for sub-categories
• Use --view to switch between latest / hot / top

Basic

# Latest topics (default)
opencli linux-do feed

# Hot topics
opencli linux-do feed --view hot

# Top topics — default period is weekly
opencli linux-do feed --view top
opencli linux-do feed --view top --period daily
opencli linux-do feed --view top --period monthly

# Sort by views descending
opencli linux-do feed --order views

# Sort by created time ascending
opencli linux-do feed --order created --ascending

# Limit results
opencli linux-do feed --limit 10

# JSON output
opencli linux-do feed -f json

Filter by tag

# By tag name, slug, or ID — all equivalent
opencli linux-do feed --tag "ChatGPT"
opencli linux-do feed --tag chatgpt
opencli linux-do feed --tag 3

# Tag + hot view
opencli linux-do feed --tag "ChatGPT" --view hot

# Tag + top view with period
opencli linux-do feed --tag "OpenAI" --view top --period monthly

Filter by category

Supports both top-level and sub-categories. Sub-categories auto-resolve their parent path.

# Top-level category — name, slug, or ID
opencli linux-do feed --category "开发调优"
opencli linux-do feed --category develop
opencli linux-do feed --category 4

# Sub-category
opencli linux-do feed --category "开发调优 / Lv1"
opencli linux-do feed --category "网盘资源"

# Category + hot / top view
opencli linux-do feed --category "开发调优" --view hot
opencli linux-do feed --category "开发调优" --view top --period weekly

Category + tag

Combine --category and --tag to narrow results within a category.

opencli linux-do feed --category "开发调优" --tag "ChatGPT"
opencli linux-do feed --category "网盘资源" --tag "OpenAI"
opencli linux-do feed --category 94 --tag 4 --view top --period monthly

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
--view V	latest, hot, top	latest
--tag VALUE	Tag name, slug, or ID	—
--category VALUE	Category name, slug, or ID	—
--limit N	Number of results	20
--order O	default, created, activity, views, posts, category, likes, op_likes, posters	default
--ascending	Sort ascending instead of descending	off
--period P	all, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly (only with --view top)	weekly

Output columns: title, replies, created, likes, views, url

categories

List forum categories with optional sub-category expansion.

opencli linux-do categories
opencli linux-do categories --subcategories
opencli linux-do categories --limit 50

When --subcategories is enabled, sub-categories are rendered as Parent / Child so the name value can be copied directly into opencli linux-do feed --category ....

Output columns: name, slug, id, topics, description

tags

List tags sorted by usage count.

opencli linux-do tags
opencli linux-do tags --limit 50

Output columns: rank, name, count, url

search

Search topics by keyword.

opencli linux-do search "NixOS"
opencli linux-do search "Docker" --limit 10
opencli linux-do search "Claude" -f json

Output columns: rank, title, views, likes, replies, url

topic

View posts within a topic (first page).

opencli linux-do topic 1234
opencli linux-do topic 1234 --limit 50
opencli linux-do topic 1234 --main_only -f json | jq -r '.[0].content'

Notes:

• --main_only returns only the main post row and keeps the body untruncated

Output columns: author, content, likes, created_at

user-topics

List topics created by a user.

opencli linux-do user-topics neo
opencli linux-do user-topics neo --limit 10

Output columns: rank, title, replies, created_at, likes, views, url

user-posts

List replies posted by a user.

opencli linux-do user-posts neo
opencli linux-do user-posts neo --limit 10

Output columns: index, topic_user, topic, reply, time, url

Compatibility

The legacy commands below are still available as compatibility wrappers while feed becomes the canonical entrypoint:

opencli linux-do latest
opencli linux-do hot --period weekly
opencli linux-do category develop 4

Preferred modern forms:

opencli linux-do feed --view latest
opencli linux-do feed --view top --period weekly
opencli linux-do feed --category 4

Prerequisites

• Chrome running and logged into linux.do
• Browser Bridge extension installed