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@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ hits - count web traffic
 hlsget - download the contents of a HLS playlist
 jsfmt - format javascript source code
 knocknocauth - create and close knocknoc sessions
+lemmyverse - search lemmy communities
 webpaste - create a web paste on webpaste.olowe.co
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+usage='usage: lemmyverse pattern'
+if test $# -ne 1
+then
+	echo $usage
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+cachedir=$HOME/.cache/lemmyverse
+mkdir -p $cachedir
+cd $cachedir
+if ! test -f community.full.json
+then
+	curl --compressed https://lemmyverse.net/data/community.full.json > community.full.json
+fi
+
+if test -f communities
+then
+	grep $@ $cachedir/communities
+	exit $?
+fi
+
+< community.full.json tr ',' '
+' | tr -d '"{}' | grep '(^baseurl)|(^name)|(^desc)' | awk -F :  '
+$1 == "baseurl" { instance=$2 }
+$1 == "desc"{ desc = $2 }
+$1 == "name" { name = $2 }
+NR % 3 == 0 { printf "%s@%s\t%s\n", name, instance, desc }'  | grep -v 'enoweiooe' | sort > communities
+
+grep $@ $cachedir/communities
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+.Dd
+.Dt LEMMYVERSE 1
+.Sh Name
+.Nm lemmyverse
+.Nd search lemmy communities
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Ar pattern
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm
+searches Lemmy communities indexed by
+.Pa lemmyverse.net
+using the given regular expression.
+Both the names and descriptions of the communities are searched.
+.Pp
+On first run, a search index file of communities must be generated.
+The full community database is downloaded from
+.Pa https://lemmyverse.net
+and stored in the user cache directory.
+.Nm
+then generates the index.
+To fetch a new database or generate a new index,
+remove each file respectively.
+.Sh EXAMPLE
+Find communities for the Plan 9 operating system:
+.Dl lemmyverse '(plan9)|(Plan 9)'
+.Pp
+List all communities from the instance lemmy.sdf.org:
+.Dl lemmyverse '.*@lemmy.sdf.org'
+.Sh EXIT STATUS
+.Ex
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr curl 1 ,
+.Lk https://lemmyverse.net
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 README: readme.proto summary.sh
 	cp readme.proto README
 	./summary.sh >> README
+
+clean:
+	rm -f README