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youtube-cli/README.md

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+# youtube-cli
+
+Commandline youtube search tool.
+
+# Prerequisites
+
+* jq
+* yt-dlp
+* firefox / something (change script if needed)
+
+# Usage
+
+    ./youtube-cli.sh <your search expression>

youtube-cli/youtube-cli.sh

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+#!/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
+		firefox-developer-edition ${youtube_urls[$i - 1]}
+	fi
+
+	rm "$tempfile"
+else
+	echo 'Usage: ./youtube-cli.sh <your search expression>'
+fi