I will post up my findings after doing some research into the package and to test it against ease of use.
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Taken Directally from https://helpdeskgeek.com/linux-tips/10-cool-linux-terminal-commands-you-have-to-try/
Use & Search Wikipedia In Linux Terminal
Many people use Wikipedia to search through its vast database of knowledge for information. Google often pushes Wikipedia toward the top of search engine results to help users find what they are looking for quickly.
Linux users can save a lot of time by accessing Wikipedia in the terminal. Use Wikit to get answers to your questions quickly inside your Linux distribution.
The Wikit Linux terminal command line will show users summaries of search topics from Wikipedia. Start by installing Node.js on your machine.
Run the following commands on Mint systems, Ubuntu, or Debian:
sudo apt-get install nodejs
sudo apt-get install npm
To install Wikit, run the following simple command:
sudo npm install wikit -g
After you have installed Wikit, get Wikipedia summaries by running the following command:
wikit <search query>
Note that you can also use multi-word queries.
Taken directally from https://github.com/KorySchneider/wikit
wikit on GitHub
A command line program for getting Wikipedia summaries easily.
Installation
1. $ npm i wikit -g
. or Git Clone to you system
2. $git clone https://github.com/KorySchneider/wikit.git
Usage
Syntax: $ wikit <query> [-flags]
Quotes are not required for multi-word queries.
To change the default language, edit ~/.config/configstore/wikit.json.
Examples
$ wikit wikipedia
$ wikit empire state building
$ wikit linux -b
$ wikit jugo -l es --link -a
Flags
Flag Description --lang langCode-l langCodeSpecify language; langCodeis an HTML ISO language code--all-aPrint all sections of the article (the full page). Recommended to pipe into a reader e.g. less--line numSet line wrap length to num--linkPrint a link to the full article after the summary -bOpen full Wikipedia article in default browser --browser browserOpen full Wikipedia article in specific browser-dOpen disambiguation CLI menu -DOpen disambiguation page in browser --version-vPrint installed version number --name-nPrint the name of the program: wikit Output
The output will be the paragraphs of the wikipedia article before the table of contents. Line length is neatly wrapped based on your terminal's window size, with a max of about 80 characters. For example:
$ wikit arch linux Arch Linux (or Arch /ˈɑːrtʃ/) is a Linux distribution for computers based on x86-64 architectures. Arch Linux is composed predominantly of free and open-source software, and supports community involvement. The design approach of the development team follows the KISS principle ("keep it simple, stupid") as the general guideline, and focuses on elegance, code correctness, minimalism and simplicity, and expects the user to be willing to make some effort to understand the system's operation. A package manager written specifically for Arch Linux, pacman, is used to install, remove and update software packages. Arch Linux uses a rolling release model, such that a regular system update is all that is needed to obtain the latest Arch software; the installation images released by the Arch team are simply up-to-date snapshots of the main system components. Arch Linux has comprehensive documentation in the form of a community wiki, called the ArchWiki. The wiki is widely regarded among the Linux community and ecosystem for often having the most recent information on a specific topic and being applicable beyond Arch Linux.Bugs and Suggestions
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