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Life & fun · October 7, 2015

Wiki – Command-line tool to fetch summaries from Wikipedia

Command line tool to fetch summaries from MediaWiki wikis, like Wikipedia - walle/wiki

Wiki – Command-line tool to fetch summaries from Wikipedia launched on October 7, 2015 with 35 votes, #1,792 of 4,175 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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Wiki is a command-line tool that retrieves article summaries from MediaWiki wikis, including Wikipedia. It allows users to quickly access Wikipedia content directly from the terminal without opening a web browser. The tool is designed for developers and command-line users who need fast access to Wikipedia information while working in a terminal environment.

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