NAME

       ani-cli - watch anime from the commandline

SYNOPSIS

       ani-cli [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

       A shell script to browse and search anime from the command-line.
       This tool scrapes the site allanime.
       ani-cli  without  options  defaults to iina on macOS, flatpak mpv on Steamdeck, mpv apk on
       android, vlc on iOS and mpv media player everywhere else.

OPTIONS

       -e | --episode | -r | --range <episode>
              Specify the episode numbers to watch. If range is specified it should be quoted  or
              separated by a non-numeric character (eg. -).

       -c | --continue
              Continue watching anime from history.

       -d | --download
              Download episode.

       -D | --delete
              Delete history.

       -S | --select-nth <index>
              Selects nth entry.

       -h | --help
              Show summary of options.

       -q | --quality <best|worst|360|480|720|1080>
              Set the video quality. Default quality is best.

       -s | --syncplay
              Watch anime together with friends, using Syncplay (works with mpv only).

       -U | --update
              Fetch update from github.

       -v | --vlc
              Use VLC as the media player.

       -N | --non-interactive
              Disable the interactive menu.

       -S | --select-nth <index>
              Selects nth entry.

       --dub  Play the dubbed version. Without this flag, it'll always play the subbed version.

       --rofi Use rofi instead of fzf for the interactive menu

       --skip Use ani-skip to skip the intro of the episode (mpv only)

       --no-detach
              Don't detach the player (useful for in-terminal playback, mpv only)

       --skip-title <title>
              Specify the title to use for ani-skip

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       ani-cli  v4  uses environment variables to control unstable/untested and niche features in
       addition to everything that has an option. Command-line options take precedence  over  env
       vars. Note that these are all subject to change.

       ANI_CLI_MODE
              Controls the scraped media's mode, valid options are sub or dub. Default is sub.

       ANI_CLI_DOWNLOAD_DIR
              Controls the directory where files are downloaded. Default is the current dir.

       ANI_CLI_QUALITY
              Controls  the  scraped  media's quality, check allanime for valid options or set to
              worst/best. Default is best.

       ANI_CLI_PLAYER
              Sets the player ani-cli uses. Can be debug (print links), download  (equivalent  to
              -d),  android_mpv  (apk  and am start), android_vlc (apk and am start), flatpak_mpv
              (for flatpak), catt (for streaming to tv), or any player that can  play  urls.  For
              defaults see working without arguments.

       ANI_CLI_EXTERNAL_MENU
              Controls  the  frontend  of  ani-cli.  Can  be 0 (uses fzf) or 1 (uses rofi dmenu).
              Default is 0.

       ANI_CLI_MULTI_SELECTION
              Controls the multi flag for the chosen frontend. Default is -m for fzf and --multi-
              select for rofi dmenu.

       ANI_CLI_NON_INTERACTIVE
              Enabled by default if both -e and -S are given. Disables fzf dependency check. Also
              disables some debug information if running with ANI_CLI_PLAYER="debug"

       ANI_CLI_HIST_DIR
              Controls the directory ani-cli uses for storing history. A  /ani-cli  subfolder  is
              created  there  for  the  histfile if doesn't exists. Default is $XDG_STATE_HOME if
              set, $HOME/.local/state if not.

       ANI_CLI_DEFAULT_SOURCE
              Controls the default source. Valid is history (equivalent to -c),  everything  else
              means search. Default is search.

       ANI_CLI_SKIP_INTRO
              Controls  if  ani-skip  is  used  to  skip  intros  (works with mpv only). Can be 0
              (disabled) or 1 (enabled). Default is 0.

       ANI_CLI_NO_DETACH
              Controls if mpv is detached from the main process for playback, which can be useful
              for  use  with  terminal  renderers  such as kitty. (works with mpv only). Can be 0
              (disabled) or 1 (enabled). Default is 0.

       ANI_CLI_SKIP_TITLE
              Overrides the anime title to query for skip times. Can be any string value. Default
              is empty, resolving to the anime title as given by ani-cli.

EPISODE SELECTION

       Multiple  episodes  can  be  chosen  using fzf (or alternative frontend's) multi-selection
       mode. For this refer to their instructions.

BUGS

       Use the GitHub issue tracker: https://github.com/pystardust/ani-cli/issues

COPYRIGHT

       ani-cli is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0

       This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
       the  GNU  General  Public  License  as  published  by the Free Software Foundation, either
       version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;
       without  even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.
       If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.