added new quickget features to README and man page

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---
author: Martin Wimpress
date: November 10, 2023
date: November 11, 2023
footer: quickget
header: Quickget User Manual
section: 1
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: provide a csv list of all supported guest OSes, versions and
variants.
**`--show-iso-url` \| -s** {**os**} {**release**} \[**edition**\]
: show ISO download URL
**`--test-iso-url` \| -t** {**os**} {**release**} \[**edition**\]
: test if ISO is available
**`--open-distro-homepage` \| -o** {**os**}
: open OS homepage in browser
**\[OS\] \[Release\] \[Edition\]**
: specify the OS and release (and optional edition) if insufficient
input is provided a list of missing options will be reported and the
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- `ubuntu-unity` (Ubuntu Unity)
- `xubuntu` (Xubuntu)
You can also use `quickget` with options to:
``` shell
# show an OS ISO download URL for {os} {release} [edition]
quickget --show-iso-url fedora 38 Silverblue
# test if and OS ISO is available for {os} {release} [edition]
quickget --test-iso-url nixos 23.05 plasma5
# open an OS distribution homepage in a browser
quickget --open-distro-homepage ubuntu-mate
```
The `--show-iso-url` and `--test-iso-url` options **do not** work for
`Windows` (`quickget` will begin downloading the requested release and
edition of windows)
## Other Operating Systems
`quickget` also supports: