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scrollhound hn top|new|best|ask|show [--limit <n>] [--cursor <cursor>]

The current front page and the other lists (default 30, max 100).

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scrollhound hn top --limit 10
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scrollhound hn item <item> [--comments <n>]

A story (or comment). Takes an HN URL or item id. Add --comments <n> for its comment tree, up to n top-level comments (default 0, max 200). Deeper branches that are cut short say how many replies they hold.

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scrollhound hn item https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 --comments 30
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scrollhound hn search <query> [--since <window>] [--sort relevance|date] [--limit <n>] [--cursor <cursor>]

Search stories (default 20, max 50).

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scrollhound hn search "pricing" --since 30d