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Shorten a long URL from bash command line

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Usage example:\\r\\n$./ur1ca.sh \\\"http://www.google.com/search?q=bash+scripting\\\"\\r\\nYour ur1 is: http://ur1.ca/17xpn\\r\\n$

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  1. #! /usr/bin/env bash
  2. #  ur1ca.sh
  3. #  Shorten a long URL from bash command line,
  4. #  using ur1.ca open source service.
  5. #  ksaver (at identi.ca), Aug 2010.
  6. #  Public Domain Code.
  7. #  No warranty at all.
  8.  
  9. function _curl()
  10. {
  11.     /usr/bin/env curl -s -A 'Mozilla' "$@"
  12. }
  13.  
  14. function html_txt()
  15. {
  16.     read string
  17.     echo "$string" |sed -e 's/<[^>]*>//g'
  18. }
  19.  
  20. function usage()
  21. {
  22.     prname=$(basename $0)
  23.     echo -e "\tUsage:  $prname  <long-url>"
  24.     echo -e "\tExamp:  $prname  http://www.google.com/search?q=bash+scripting"
  25. }
  26.  
  27. function _main_()
  28. {
  29.     if [ -z "$1" ]
  30.     then
  31.         usage
  32.         exit
  33.     else
  34.         UR1='http://ur1.ca/'
  35.         LONG="$1"
  36.  
  37.         _curl -s "$UR1" -d"longurl=$LONG" |grep -i 'Your ur1 is' |html_txt
  38.         echo
  39.     fi
  40. }
  41.  
  42. ## Run script...
  43. _main_ "$@"

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