bash_chat

no one really needed it and it has many security loopholes, but it works.

to initialize

you can run this one liner in a new directory where you'd store your "local chat client" to make copies of the essential files.

curl -O "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/selimhex/bash_chat/master/{config.sh,window.sh,log.sh,say.sh}"; . config.sh; . window.sh

# open a new tab next to window.sh (⌘+t)
. log.sh
# open another tab. but ideally drag it out of the same window.
. say.sh

structure

1. config.sh creates c.sh where the variables like local copy of the log, online chat log, and php interface to the chat log are saved.
2. window.sh: scrapes (tail -f) the local log. most likely a .txt or .log file.
3. log.sh: downloads online chat log every 2 seconds and adds new lines to local log
4. say.sh: where you'd type your name and chat inputs