update-blocklist.sh

#!/bin/sh

BLOCKLIST_DIR=/usr/local/etc/transmission/home/blocklists
BLOCKLIST_NAME=level1
BLOCKLIST_URL=http://update.transmissionbt.com/$BLOCKLIST_NAME.gz

tempdir=$(mktemp -d -q /tmp/transmission.XXXXXX)
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "problem creating temp file, exiting..."
    exit 1
fi

die() {
    echo >&2 "$@"
    [ -d $tempdir ] && rm -rf $tempdir >/dev/null 2>&1
    exit 1
}

#/usr/local/bin/curl -sS $BLOCKLIST_URL -o $tempdir/level1.gz
/usr/bin/fetch -q -o $tempdir $BLOCKLIST_URL || \
    die "problem downloading $BLOCKLIST_NAME.gz, exiting..."

gunzip -cd $tempdir/level1.gz > $BLOCKLIST_DIR/$BLOCKLIST_NAME || \
    die "problem uncompressing $BLOCKLIST_NAME.gz, exiting..."

rm -rf $tempdir

echo "successfully installed new blocklist"

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