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--- howto:vlc-playlist-from-file [2022/06/14 02:59] – Wulf Rajek
+++ howto:vlc-playlist-from-file [2023/05/29 11:55] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 # Audio output module (string)
 aout=pulse
+</code>
+====== Associate VLC to webm videos ======
+Gnome uses two lists to register applications to file types located in:
+  * /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
+  * /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
+  * ~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
+<code>
+#manually
+sudo vi /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
+sudo vi /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
+vi ~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
+#or via sed:
+sudo sed -i 's#video/webm=#video/webm=vlc.desktop;#' /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
+sudo sed -i 's#video/webm=#video/webm=vlc.desktop;#' /usr/share/applications/meminfo.cache
+sudo sed -i 's#audio/webm=#audio/webm=vlc.desktop;#' /usr/share/applications/meminfo.cache
+sed -i 's#video/webm=#video/webm=vlc.desktop;#' ~/.local/share/applications/meminfo.cache
+sed -i 's#audio/webm=#audio/webm=vlc.desktop;#' ~/.local/share/applications/meminfo.cache
 </code>
@@ Line 44: / Line 63: @@
 note: source from github adjusted to sort numbers as Versions like nemo file manager does.
-<code - ~/.local/bin/vlc.sh>
+<code bash ~/.local/bin/vlc.sh>
 #!/bin/bash
+shopt -s nocaseglob
 shopt -s extglob
-extensions='@(avi|mp4|mkv|m4v|mov|mpg|mpeg|wmv|ogg|flac|m4a|mp3|wav)'  # list of extensions for searching in current directory
+extensions='@(avi|mp4|mkv|m4v|mov|mpg|mpeg|wmv|ogg|flac|m4a|mp3|wav|webm|rmvb|asf|flv)'  # list of extensions for searching in current directory
 # kill other instances of vlc to keep playlist clean (one-instance mode)
@@ Line 64: / Line 84: @@
 # count files with matching extension, and get position of filename in current directory
-n=$(ls "${dirname}"/*.${extensions} -1 2>/dev/null | sort -V | wc -l)
+n=$(ls "${dirname}"/*.${extensions} -1 2>/dev/null | sort -f -V | wc -l)
-pos=$(ls "${dirname}"/*.${extensions} -1 2>/dev/null | sort -V | grep -n -F -- "${basename}" | cut -d: -f1)
+pos=$(ls "${dirname}"/*.${extensions} -1 2>/dev/null | sort -f -V | grep -n -F -- "${basename}" | cut -d: -f1)
 # if the filename does not have one of the extension above, launch vlc with provided filename
@@ Line 74: / Line 94: @@
 # change positions in playlist such as the first element is the opened file
-ls "${dirname}"/*.${extensions} -1 | sort -V | tail -n$(($n-$pos+1)) >  /tmp/vlc.m3u
+ls "${dirname}"/*.${extensions} -1 | sort -f -V | tail -n$(($n-$pos+1)) >  /tmp/vlc.m3u
-ls "${dirname}"/*.${extensions} -1 | sort -V | head -n$(($pos-1))    >> /tmp/vlc.m3u
+ls "${dirname}"/*.${extensions} -1 | sort -f -V | head -n$(($pos-1))    >> /tmp/vlc.m3u
 # launch playlist
-IFS=$'\n'; read -d '' -r -a files < /tmp/vlc.m3u; vlc "${files[@]}"
+IFS=$'\n'; read -d '' -r -a files < /tmp/vlc.m3u; vlc --norandom "${files[@]}"
 </code>
@@ Line 101: / Line 121: @@
 powershell -File %USERPROFILE%\vlc.ps1 %1
 </code>
-<code - vlc.ps1>
+<code powershell vlc.ps1>
 Param([string]$filename)
@@ Line 144: / Line 164: @@
 When you start VLC you get a new menu item: View > Move currently playing file into wastebasket.
-<code - WasteBasket.lua>
+<code lua WasteBasket.lua>
 --[[
 INSTALLATION (create directories if they do not exist):
@@ Line 182: / Line 202: @@
   -- create waste directory if it doesn't exist
   if(not directory_exists(wdir)) then
-    os.execute("mkdir " .. dirname(filename) .. wdir)
+    -- escaping single quote while surrounding dir in single quotes for dirs with spaces
+    os.execute("mkdir '" .. string.gsub(dirname(filename) .. wdir, "\'", "\\\\'" ) .. "'")
     wdir = dirname(filename) .. wdir
   end
@@ Line 294: / Line 315: @@
 https://github.com/surrim/vlc-delete/
-<code - delete.lua>
+<code lua delete.lua>
 --[[
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