diegosouzapw arXivTerminal
CLI tool for managing arXiv papers with local database storage.
Quick Reference
Fetch Papers from arXiv
When you need to download papers from arXiv and store them locally:
- Use
arxiv fetch --num-days N --categories CATEGORIES - See arxivterminal-fetch.md for detailed options and examples
Search Local Database
When you need to search papers already in your local database:
- Use
arxiv search QUERY - See arxivterminal-search.md for search options including experimental semantic search
Show Papers by Date
When you need to view papers from a specific time period:
- Use
arxiv show --days-ago N - See arxivterminal-show.md for details
Database Statistics
When you need to check what's in your database:
- Use
arxiv stats - See arxivterminal-stats.md for output format
Database Management
When you need to clean up or reset your database:
- Use
arxiv delete-all - See arxivterminal-management.md for database location and backup procedures
Data Storage
- Database:
~/Library/Application Support/arxivterminal/papers.db - Logs:
~/Library/Logs/arxivterminal/arxivterminal.log
Common Workflows
Daily Research Workflow
arxiv fetch --num-days 1 --categories cs.AI,cs.CL
arxiv search -e -l 20 "large language models"
Weekly Review
arxiv fetch --num-days 7 --categories cs.AI,cs.LG,cs.CV
arxiv stats