$ bible 
Read the Holy Bible via the command line.
Installation
You can install the package globally and use it as command line tool:
$ npm i -g bibleThen, run bible --help and see what the cli tool can do.
$ bible --help
bible --help
usage: bible [options] [reference1, reference2, ...]
Bible.JS CLI client. Read the Holy Bible via the command line.
options:
--v, --version prints the tool and the Bible.JS version.
--lang, --language sets the language.
--onlyVerses doesn't display the table, just the verses.
--s, --search gets the verses that match to the string or
regular expression provided.
--rc, --resultColor sets the result color when searching something.
-h --help prints this output.
references:
- References separated by spaces (see the examples).
examples:
bible --lang en 'John 1:1-10' 'Genesis 2:3-7'
bible --lang ro --search 'Meroza'
bible --lang ro --search '/Meroza/gi'
When the module is initialized, the packages listed in configuration file,
are downloaded and used (~/.bible directory). The configuration is stored
in a JSON file, in the home directory: ~/.bible-config.json
If this doesn't exist, it's created at the first `bible` call.
You can create custom packages, including them there (in the `versions`
field). The additional configuration fields are listed below:
- `language`: a string representing the default language (if this is set,
`--lang` is not needed anymore unless you want to override
the language value)
- `resultColor`: a string representing the default result color when
searching something (if this is set, `--rc` or
`--resultColor` options are not needed anymore unless
you want to override the `resultColor` value)
- `searchLimit`: an integer representing max number of verses that will be
output when searching something
Documentation can be found at https://github.com/BibleJS/BibleAppFirst run
Like documented above, on the first run the application will sync the submodules
creating the configuration file (~/.bible-config.json) and downloading the
submodules in the ~/.bible directory.
$ bible 'Genesis 1:1'
warn [...] No configuration file was found. Initing the configuration file.
warn [...] The configuration file created successfully at the following location: /home/ionicabizau/.bible-config.json
info [...] ~/.bible directory was not found. Downloading packages. This may take a while.
...The default configuration file is:
{
"versions": {
"en": {
"source": "https://github.com/BibleJS/bible-english",
"version": "master",
"language": "en"
},
"ro": {
"source": "https://github.com/BibleJS/bible-romanian",
"version": "master",
"language": "ro"
}
},
"resultColor": "255, 0, 0",
"searchLimit": 10,
"language": "en"
}If the system language is Romanian, then the language field will be ro.
Examples
# Provide the reference and the language
$ bible --lang en '2 Peter 3:9-18'
Reference: 2 Peter 3:9-18
┌────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 2 Peter 3:9│The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is │
│ │being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all│
│ │to come to repentance. │
├────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2 Peter 3:10│But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will │
│ │disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a │
│ │blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare. │
├────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2 Peter 3:11│Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must│
│ │we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness, │
├────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2 Peter 3:12│while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this │
│ │day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will │
│ │melt away in a blaze! │
├────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2 Peter 3:13│But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, │
│ │in which righteousness truly resides. │
├────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2 Peter 3:14│Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be │
│ │found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence. │
├────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2 Peter 3:15│And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother │
│ │Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him, │
├────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2 Peter 3:16│speaking of these things in all his letters. Some things in these letters are │
│ │hard to understand, things the ignorant and unstable twist to their own │
│ │destruction, as they also do to the rest of the scriptures. │
├────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2 Peter 3:17│Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard that │
│ │you do not get led astray by the error of these unprincipled men and fall from │
│ │your firm grasp on the truth. │
├────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│2 Peter 3:18│But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him │
│ │be the honor both now and on that eternal day. │
└────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
# One verse
$ bible --lang en 'Genesis 1:24'
Reference: Genesis 1:24
┌────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Genesis 1:24│God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: │
│ │cattle, creeping things, and wild animals, each according to its kind.” It was│
│ │so. │
└────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
# Without table
$ bible --lang en 'Genesis 1:24' --onlyVerses
God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: cattle, creeping things,
and wild animals, each according to its kind.” It was so.
# Use together with `cowsay`
$ cowsay `bible --lang en 'Genesis 1:24' --onlyVerses`
________________________________________
/ God said, “Let the land produce living \
| creatures according to their kinds: |
| cattle, creeping things, and wild |
| animals, each according to its kind.” |
\ It was so. /
----------------------------------------
\ ^__^
\ (oo)\_______
(__)\ )\/\
||----w |
|| ||
# Or convert it to speech
$ say `bible --lang en 'Genesis 1:24' --onlyVerses`
# Search (currently supported only in the Romanian submodule)
$ bible --search '/meroza/i'
Results for search: /meroza/i
┌───────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Judecători 5:23│Blestemaţi pe Meroza, a zis Îngerul Domnului, blestemaţi, │
│ │blestemaţi pe locuitorii lui; căci n-au venit în ajutorul Domnului, în ajutorul│
│ │Domnului, printre oamenii viteji. │
└───────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘How to contribute
Have an idea? Found a bug? See how to contribute.
License
KINDLY © Ionică Bizău–The LICENSE file contains a copy of the license.
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