youtube-cli/youtube-cli.sh

#!/bin/bash

if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
	echo "Searching youtube for: $*..."

	tempfile=$(mktemp)

	yt-dlp -j "ytsearch5:$*" 2> /dev/null > $tempfile

	# See: https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/005
	# For alternatives (read file line-by-line), see: https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/001
	mapfile -t youtube_urls < <(cat $tempfile | jq '.webpage_url' | tr -d '"' )

	mapfile -t choices < <(cat $tempfile | jq '.fulltitle, .webpage_url')
	for i in "${!choices[@]}"; do
		let m=i%2
		if [ $m -eq 0 ]; then
			let j=i/2+1
			echo "$j: ${choices[$i]}"
		else
			echo "    ${choices[$i]}"
		fi
	done

	echo ""
	echo "Enter video index to run:"
	read i
	if [ -n $i ]; then
		# you can dou whatever like'em pee-vee
		mpv ${youtube_urls[$i - 1]}
	fi

	rm "$tempfile"
else
	echo 'Usage: ./youtube-cli.sh <your search expression>'
fi