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Created February 13, 2015 12:21
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Simple ruby (yep, not shell) script using xdotool to pause Spotify on Linux. I bind it to a global hotkey in Ubuntu.
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spotify_pause.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
windows = `xdotool search --name Spotify`
windows.split("\n").each do |window|
`xdotool key --window #{window} space`
end
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