We can let ChatGPT play a certain role through `prompt` to make it better generate what we want. See [awesome-chatgpt-prompts](https://github.com/f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts) for details.
We can let ChatGPT play a certain role through `prompt` to make it better generate what we want.
We can predefine a batch of roles in `roles.yaml`.
We can predefine a batch of roles in `roles.yaml`. For example, we define a emoji translator as follows.
For example, we define a role.
```yaml
- name: emoji
- name: shell
prompt: >
I want you to translate the sentences I wrote into emojis. I will write the sentence, and you will express it with emojis.
I just want you to express it with emojis. I don't want you to reply with anything but emoji.
When I need to tell you something in English, I will do it by wrapping it in curly brackets like {like this}.
I want you to act as a linux shell expert.
I want you to answer only with bash code.
Do not write explanations.
```
Let ChatGPT answer questions in the role of a emoji translator
Let ChatGPT answer questions in the role of a linux shell expert.
```
〉.role emoji
〉.role shell
〉I am very angry
😠💢👿
〉resize app.png to 256x256
convert app.png -resize 256x256 app.png
〉 extract password protected app.zip to /tmp/app
unzip -P password app.zip -d /tmp/app
```
## CLI
```
Chat with OpenAI GPT-3.5 in the terminal.
A powerful chatgpt cli.
Usage: aichat [OPTIONS] [TEXT]...
Arguments:
[TEXT]... Input text, if no input text, enter interactive mode
[TEXT]... Input text
Options:
-L, --list-roles List all roles
-r, --role <ROLE> Specify the role that the AI will play
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
-H, --no-highlight Turn off highlight
-L, --list-roles List all roles
-r, --role <ROLE> Select a role
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
```
Interactive chat if no text input:
```sh
aichat calculate 25.6 + 32.5
```
```sh
aichat -r bash flip the image horizontally
```
Enter Chat REPL if no text input.
```
$ aichat
Welcome to aichat x.x.x
Welcome to aichat 0.4.0
Type ".help" for more information.
〉
```
Imperative request data:
aichat can accept pipe.
```sh
# convert toml to json
cat Cargo.toml | aichat -H turn toml below to json
```
## Chat REPL
aichat has a powerful Chat REPL.
Tle Chat REPL supports:
- emacs keybinding
- command autocompletion
- history search
- fish-style history autosuggestion hints
- mulitline input
- undo support
- clipboard integration
Chat REPL also provide many commands.
```
Welcome to aichat 0.4.0
Type ".help" for more information.
〉.help
.info Print the information
.set Modify the configuration temporarily
.role Select a role
.clear role Clear the currently selected role
.prompt Add prompt, aka create a temporary role
.history Print the history
.clear history Clear the history
.clear screen Clear the screen
.multiline Enter multiline editor mode
.copy Copy last reply message
.help Print this help message
.exit Exit the REPL
Press Ctrl+C to abort session, Ctrl+D to exit the REPL
```
- Modify the configuration temporarily
```
aichat --role emoji I am very angry
〉.set highlight false
〉.set save false
〉.set temperature 1.2
```
Accept pipe:
- Input multiline text
```
cat text | aichat
〉.multiline {convert json below to toml
::: {
::: "an": [
::: "arbitrarily",
::: "nested"
::: ],
::: "data": "structure"
::: }
::: }
```
- Use GPT Prompt
When you set up a prompt, every message sent later will carry the prompt.
```
〉.prompt {
::: I want you to translate the sentences I wrote into emojis.
::: I will write the sentence, and you will express it with emojis.
::: I don't want you to reply with anything but emoji.
::: }
Done
〉You are a genius
👉🧠💡👨🎓
〉I'm embarrassed
🙈😳
```
`.prompt` actually creates a temporary role called `%TEMP%` internally, so you run `.clear role` to clear the prompt.
When you are satisfied with the prompt, add it to `roles.yaml` for later use.
- Copy last reply message
The message may be highlighted, and when copied, you will find that they are different from the original Markdown text.
At this point you need to use `.copy` to copy the original text to the clipboard.