Reddit Search

Search Reddit for subreddits and get information about them.

Quick start

{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search info programming
{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search search javascript
{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search popular 10
{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search posts typescript 5

Commands

Get subreddit info

{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search info <subreddit>

Shows subscriber count, NSFW status, creation date, and description with sidebar links.

Search for subreddits

{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search search <query> [limit]

Search for subreddits matching the query. Default limit is 10.

List popular subreddits

{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search popular [limit]

List the most popular subreddits. Default limit is 10.

List new subreddits

{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search new [limit]

List newly created subreddits. Default limit is 10.

Get top posts from a subreddit

{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search posts <subreddit> [limit]

Get the top posts from a subreddit sorted by hot. Default limit is 5.

Examples

# Get info about r/programming
{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search info programming

# Search for JavaScript communities
{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search search javascript 20

# List top 15 popular subreddits
{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search popular 15

# List new subreddits
{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search new 10

# Get top 5 posts from r/typescript
{baseDir}/scripts/reddit-search posts typescript 5