Guides
Task-oriented walkthroughs for the things people do with hn.
Each guide is built around a job rather than a single command. They assume you have run the quick start.
- Browse the front page and turn it into a reading queue.
- Read a thread and pull out the comments you want.
- Search and filter with tags, dates, and points.
- Follow a user and list their submissions.
- Pipe hn into scripts with JSONL and
jq.
Browse the front page
Read the story lists and turn them into a link queue.
Read a thread
Fetch a story and walk its comment tree to any depth.
Search and filter
Full-text search with tags, dates, points, and comment counts.
Follow a user
Look up a profile and list what someone has submitted.
Pipe hn into scripts
Use JSONL output with jq and shell tools.