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newsboat: Start newsboat and refresh all feeds on startup.
$ newsboat -r
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The command "newsboat -r" initiates the Newsboat feed reader and updates all the subscribed RSS/Atom feeds.

Here's a breakdown of each component:

  • "newsboat" is the command-line executable for Newsboat, a text-based RSS/Atom feed reader.
  • "-r" is an option or flag that instructs Newsboat to update the feeds, meaning it will retrieve the latest news or articles from the subscribed websites. It is short for "--refresh".

When executed, this command will launch Newsboat and automatically trigger a feed update. This ensures that you have the latest content from your subscribed feeds.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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