Suggestion: Save thread data to a folder (as an option) #7

derheap commented 2026年05月22日 12:47:30 +02:00

Right now all files are saved in the current directory.

It would be nice to have an option to save the data in a new folder:

mastodon.social:@urlyman:116385624740724662/
├── 306277846b8f6e51.png
├── 308489a9c3b28ba0.png
├── 45876d98d9f3a6ca.png
├── 9556ac36cda4d34d.png
├── b1def495890452f5.png
└── index.md

If the folder is named after the thread it would be even nicer.
(The : instead of / are Macos specific and not optimal.)

Even better if this option could be configured via the .envrc file.

Right now all files are saved in the current directory. It would be nice to have an option to save the data in a new folder: ``` mastodon.social:@urlyman:116385624740724662/ ├── 306277846b8f6e51.png ├── 308489a9c3b28ba0.png ├── 45876d98d9f3a6ca.png ├── 9556ac36cda4d34d.png ├── b1def495890452f5.png └── index.md ``` If the folder is named after the thread it would be even nicer. (The : instead of / are Macos specific and not optimal.) Even better if this option could be configured via the .envrc file.

blinry commented 2026年05月23日 21:35:41 +02:00

I'd like to learn more about your use case for this – is it quickly "archiving" multiple threads?

My feeling is that multiple people might have different preferences for where the files should go. Maybe for now, would it be an option to script this yourself? threadcat has a -o option, so you could use this wrapper script to do what you want:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -eu -o pipefail
# Replace each '/' with ':'.
DIR=${1//\//:}
# Cut off "https://".
DIR=${DIR:8}
mkdir -p "$DIR"
threadcat "1ドル" -o "$DIR/index.md"

I'd like to learn more about your use case for this – is it quickly "archiving" multiple threads? My feeling is that multiple people might have different preferences for where the files should go. Maybe for now, would it be an option to script this yourself? threadcat has a `-o` option, so you could use this wrapper script to do what you want: ```bash #!/usr/bin/env bash set -eu -o pipefail # Replace each '/' with ':'. DIR=${1//\//:} # Cut off "https://". DIR=${DIR:8} mkdir -p "$DIR" threadcat "1ドル" -o "$DIR/index.md" ```

derheap commented 2026年05月26日 09:24:25 +02:00

The use case is more a basic need – not to accidently clutter the directory I am in.
Especcially if I save more than a thread in a row.

Thanks for the wrapper script. This will do it for now.

I had looked at the command line options. But I did not realise that I could a directory to -o.
I thought it would just change the name of the markdown file.

The use case is more a basic need – not to accidently clutter the directory I am in. Especcially if I save more than a thread in a row. Thanks for the wrapper script. This will do it for now. I had looked at the command line options. But I did not realise that I could a directory to `-o`. I thought it would just change the name of the markdown file.