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@derblub
derblub / spotify.nowplaying.sh
Last active March 20, 2024 23:15
Get playback status from Spotify via DBus
#!/bin/bash
# if spotify is started
if [ "$(pidof spotify)" ]; then
# status can be: Playing, Paused or Stopped
status=`dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player' string:'PlaybackStatus'|egrep -A 1 "string"|cut -b 26-|cut -d '"' -f 1|egrep -v ^$`
artist=`dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player' string:'Metadata'|egrep -A 2 "artist"|egrep -v "artist"|egrep -v "array"|cut -b 27-|cut -d '"' -f 1|egrep -v ^$`
album=`dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player' string:'Metadata'|egrep -A 1 "album"|egrep -v "album"|cut -b 44-|cut -d '"' -f 1|egrep -v ^$`
title=`dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 o
@glen-cheney
glen-cheney / encoding-video.md
Last active November 24, 2024 10:09
Encoding video for the web

Encoding Video

Installing

Install FFmpeg with homebrew. You'll need to install it with a couple flags for webm and the AAC audio codec.

brew install ffmpeg --with-libvpx --with-libvorbis --with-fdk-aac --with-opus
@jeromerobert
jeromerobert / pandoc-svg.py
Last active November 30, 2024 05:43
Pandoc filter to create PDF files from SVG
#! /usr/bin/env python
"""
Pandoc filter to convert svg files to pdf as suggested at:
https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/265#issuecomment-27317316
"""
__author__ = "Jerome Robert"
import mimetypes
import subprocess
@brenopolanski
brenopolanski / merge-pdf-ghostscript.md
Last active April 25, 2025 03:15
Merge multiple PDFs using Ghostscript

A simple Ghostscript command to merge two PDFs in a single file is shown below:

gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOUTPUTFILE=combine.pdf -dBATCH 1.pdf 2.pdf

Install Ghostscript:

Type the command sudo apt-get install ghostscript to download and install the ghostscript package and all of the packages it depends on.

@Zehkul
Zehkul / Convert Script – README.md
Last active March 17, 2025 10:39
Script to quickly convert and crop videos from within mpv

#README:

This script for mpv intends to offer the fastest and simplest way to convert parts of a video—while you’re watching it and not really more work intensive than making a screenshot. A short demonstration: https://d.maxfile.ro/omdwzyhkoa.webm

##Installation:

You need:

  • yad (at least 0.26) (AUR)
@willurd
willurd / web-servers.md
Last active May 4, 2025 11:11
Big list of http static server one-liners

Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

Discussion on reddit.

Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
@pathawks
pathawks / meta.html
Last active March 20, 2025 09:04
Open Graph for Jekyll
{% if include.content %}
<meta property="{{ include.property }}" content="{{ include.content }}" />
{% endif %}