O'Reilly CLI: O'Reilly from the command line

O'Reilly in the terminal

O’Reilly is a learning library of technical books, videos and courses. Connected to a workspace, GBrain can find the chapter that explains a concept, quote it with the source, or answer “which book covers event sourcing best?”

It reads what an O’Reilly subscription already covers, and the connection only reads.

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Install the CLI, then connect O'Reilly

O'Reilly is connected on its own sign-in page, in the browser. A key or a sign-in never passes through the terminal.

# Install the CLI
$ curl -sSL https://gbrainio.terminalwire.sh | bash

# Set the terminal up and connect it
$ gbrainio terminal connect

# What O'Reilly is, and each of its commands once it is connected
$ gbrainio tool help oreilly

The installer is a shell script for macOS and Linux. Read it before you run it.

O'Reilly's commands come from O'Reilly's own server once it is connected, so none are listed here.

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