RFC Reader – terminal-based viewer for IETF Request for Comments documents

RFC Reader is a terminal-based viewer for IETF Request for Comments documents.

It lets you fetch RFCs, cache them locally for offline use, and browse them through a text user interface with navigation and search tools designed for reading long technical standards documents.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Displays RFC documents directly inside a terminal user interface.
• Caches downloaded RFCs locally for faster access and offline reading.
• Provides in-document text search to help locate sections and terms quickly.
• Includes table of contents navigation for moving through structured RFCs.
• Supports opening a specific RFC number from the command line and clearing the local cache.

Website: github.com/ozan2003/rfc_reader
Support:
Developer: Ozan
License: MIT License

RFC Reader is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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