Various Linux/Unix shell scripts used for RSS feeds.
Yes, there are programs for reading feeds, but these are quick, run from the command line, and produce readable feeds that can be viewed offline.
The reason for this set of scripts was both the complexity of certain types of RSS feeds, as well as the desire to read the feed content offline.
Just as an example, I run a script and then move the resulting HTML file to my phone for reading at leisure.
Each script contains its own simple documentation, and all of them use readily-available Linux/Unix commands, such as "wget".
In order for the resulting HTML content to be simple, there are Perl scripts that filter out a lot of junk from each feed. A new wrinkle is the presence of a Java program to perform more complex extraction of RSS content.
At this point, we have scripts, and supporting Perl code for:
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RushLimbaugh/getrush.sh -- extract HTML from Rush Limbaugh RSS feed
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AceOfSpades/getace.sh -- extract HTML from Ace of Spades RSS feed
I've added a Java program that walks the tree of DOM output from some RSS feeds. Following scripts use that, rather than simplified Perl. (These other feeds are just too complex for dumbed-down Perl). The "java" folder contains the source and compilation script. However, each working RSS folder should contain the "ReadXMLDOM.class" execution file for the program. Thus, if you don't have a Java compiler, but do have a Java runtime, just use the "class" file supplied.
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ChicagoBoyz/getchicago.sh -- extract HTML from ChicagoBoyz RSS feed
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ZMan/getzman.sh -- extract HTML from ZMan RSS feed
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ColdFury/getcold.sh -- extract HTML from Cold Fury RSS feed
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OnlinePhotographer/getphoto.sh -- extract HTML from Online Photographer RSS feed