Hike Overview

Hike is a terminal-first Markdown browser with a local file browser, forge shortcuts, a responsive TUI, and a command-driven workflow. This repository is the Tobias Hochguertel fork of the original davep/hike project.

The Hike TUI showing the fork's current interface. — The current fork keeps the Markdown viewer, command line, and sidebar tightly integrated.

What this docs site covers

This site is organized around the workflows people actually need:

Getting Started for installation and first commands
Viewing & Navigation for the TUI interaction model
CLI Reference for the external Typer command tree
In-App Command Line for the command line inside the TUI
Configuration for YAML, env files, schemas, and UI behavior
Project pages for licensing and release history

Why this fork is different

Compared with upstream, this fork focuses on:

a typed Typer CLI with open, config, schema, env, bindings, and themes
YAML configuration plus .env and schema workflows
a configurable local browser with tree and flat-list modes
responsive navigation behavior on narrow terminals
keybinding sets and richer startup behavior

Quick orientation

Start here if you want to…	Read this next
install or update Hike	Getting Started
understand `hike open`	CLI Overview then open
learn how the sidebar and startup selection work	Viewing & Navigation
customize startup, keybindings, or layout	Configuration Overview
inspect the in-app command language	In-App Command Line