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Nicholas Martin edited this page Sep 2, 2019 · 6 revisions

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How to configure Elfeed

Elfeed is configured to use an ORG file, by default this org file is configured to be found under ./Google Drive/org/elfeed.org.

You can treat that just as you would any normal org file. Your RSS Links will inherit the parent headings tags. The master heading will need the tag :elfeed otherwise it's ignored.

Your heading levels can go as far deep as you like. pic

Launching Elfeed and updating feeds

You can launch elfeed by pressing SPC o e and this will bring up your main elfeed buffer. It may look a bit empty the first time you launch it, to update it from your org file simply press SPC o u to initiate the update. You should see in the top left corner jobs running and your feeds will slowly trickle in.

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Navigating Elfeed

Navigating may seem a little daunting at first, but there are two ways you can navigate and start opening articles.

The first method: You can simply go down the list and open the links to your articles. To open articles just press g o on the keyboard to open with your default browser.

The second method: You can open its feed into a readers view by selecting the article, and then pressing ENTER. From this screen you can scroll back [ [ or forwarding ] ] and press g o to open an article in your default browser.

Tags and searching

Tags in elfeed can be seen in the far right, in grey font. Tags are inherited by your org headers and you can add tags to your search. First go back to the main elfeed screen with the list of your articles. Then press s to begin filters. For tags you'll need to add a + before the name such as +devops. For regular keyword searches just type in the name. To filter the date range simply use words like 6-days-ago / 3-months-ago or you can remove the date filter entirely.

From the list view, to mark an item unread press U or to mark it read press u. To add additional tags to an article press + and type in the tag name you would like to add.

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