Shorten

Shorten.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'yourls'

# For each URL provided in the argument list
# run through it and shorten it.
ARGV.each do|a|
   # Create a new Yourls instance with the shortener URL and API key.
   yourls = Yourls.new('http://bkenn.me', your_api_key_here)
   # Pass it the argument/url provided from the command line to shorten.
   tiny = yourls.shorten("#{a}")
   # Copy the new shorten URL.
   IO.popen('pbcopy', 'r+') { |clipboard| clipboard.puts tiny.short_url }
   puts 'Copied ' + tiny.short_url
end