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--- howto:firefox-external-app-launcher [2023/12/28 22:30] – Wuff
+++ howto:firefox-external-app-launcher [2025/09/04 15:39] (current) – Wuff
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 download, then unzip, then run installer
-Example for dl option using remote yt-dlp
+Example for dl option using remote yt-dlp (requires password-less preshared ssh keys)
 <code>
-Name: Download with yt-dlp on gondor
+Name: Download with yt-dlp on remote system
 exec: gnome-terminal
-args: --  ssh gondor "cd Downloads; ./yt-dlp_linux [HREF] ; echo ''; echo 'press enter'; read line"
+args: -- ssh user@remotesystem "yt-dlp_linux [HREF] ; echo ''; echo 'press enter'; read line"
 Toolbar, page and link context
+#on local system use only:
+args: -- "yt-dlp_linux [HREF] ; echo ''; echo 'press enter'; read line"
+or:
+args: --title="ytdlp" -- ytdlp-wrapper.sh [HREF]
+</code>
+Small bash script to exit immediately if all went fine but stops on error:
+<code bash ytdlp-wrapper.sh>
+#!/bin/bash
+url=$1
+tmp=$(mktemp -t ytdlp.XXXXXXX)
+~/.local/bin/yt-dlp_linux $url 2>&1 | tee $tmp
+grep -q -i "ERROR:" $tmp && (echo ""; echo "An error occurred. Press any key"; read line;)
+rm $tmp
+</code>
+Create in ~/.local/bin and copy yt-dlp_linux into ~/.local/bin as well, then
+<code>
+chmod 755 ytdlp-wrapper.sh
+</code>
+Adjust the Firefox External App Launcher args to:
+<code>
+-- ssh user@remotesystem "/home/user/.local/bin/ytdlp-wrapper.sh [HREF]"
+#for local system use only:
+-- ytdlp-wrapper.sh [HREF]
 </code>