The CLI starts with the root repository sindresorhus/awesome and guides to to the final repo according to your choices. It fetches Readme files of the repositories and parses them to create the select lists. So, the CLI needs a working network :). It also uses file caches to cache the Readme file contents. You can find the cache folder with name ".awesomecache" under your home folder.

In order to use awesome-cli interactively, just execute it without giving any option. You will walk through the categories and repositories by using "↓ ↑ → ←" buttons. Your choices will be saved to use them in surprise mode.

> $ awesome-cli
Use the arrow keys to navigate: ↓ ↑ → ← 
? Select from 'Awesome' list: 
  ▸ Platforms
    Programming Languages
    Front-End Development
    Back-End Development
    Computer Science
    Big Data
    Theory
    Books
    Editors
↓   Gaming

You can use "random" option to go a random awesome repository under a random category.

> $ awesome-cli random
awesome-cli Version 0.3.0
✔ Programming Languages
✔ Eta
✔ Community
✔ IRC
https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/#eta-lang

When you use "surprise" option, awesome-cli will use your previous selections in interactive mode to find a random repository for you.

> $ awesome-cli surprise
awesome-cli Version 0.3.0
✔ Back-End Development
✔ Docker
✔ Videos
✔ From Local Docker Development to Production Deployments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CZFpHUPqXw

Follow the steps;

> $ git clone git@github.com:umutphp/awesome-cli.git
> $ cd awesome-cli
> $ go run main.go

Follow the steps;

> $ git clone git@github.com:umutphp/awesome-cli.git
> $ cd awesome-cli
> $ sudo go build -o /usr/local/bin/awesome-cli .
> $ awesome-cli

Visit the latest release page, download the zip correspondingly and extract the zip. You can used the binary in the zip file.

> $ cp /path/to/zip/extract/awesome-cli /usr/local/bin/awesome-cli
> $ awesome-cli

The CLI works in interactive mode without any given option. But, It can be also called some options described below;

> $ awesome-cli help
awesome-cli Version 0.6.0

Options of awesome-cli:
  help      To print this screen.
  random    To go to a random awesome content.
  surprise  To go to a surprise awesome content according to your previos choices.
  profile   To see your previous choices.
  reset     To clean your choices to start from the beginning.
  update    Update awesome-cli to the latest version.

> $ awesome-cli random
awesome-cli Version 0.2.0
✔ Platforms
✔ Linux
✔ Applications
✔ Gedit
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit