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howto:vlc-playlist-from-file [2022/09/07 22:53] – [Linux] Wuffhowto:vlc-playlist-from-file [2023/05/29 11:55] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Associate VLC to webm videos ====== ====== Associate VLC to webm videos ======
-Gnome uses two lists (located at /usr/share/applications/) – mimeinfo.cache and defaults.list – to register applications to file types.+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> <code>
 #manually #manually
 sudo vi /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache sudo vi /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
 sudo vi /usr/share/applications/defaults.list sudo vi /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
 +vi ~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
 +
 #or via sed: #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/defaults.list
-sudo sed -i 's#audio/webm=#audio/webm=vlc.desktop;#' /usr/share/applications/meminfo.cache 
 sudo sed -i 's#video/webm=#video/webm=vlc.desktop;#' /usr/share/applications/meminfo.cache 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> </code>
  
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 note: source from github adjusted to sort numbers as Versions like nemo file manager does. 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 #!/bin/bash
  
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 # count files with matching extension, and get position of filename in current directory # 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 # if the filename does not have one of the extension above, launch vlc with provided filename
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 # change positions in playlist such as the first element is the opened file # 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 # 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> </code>
  
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 powershell -File %USERPROFILE%\vlc.ps1 %1 powershell -File %USERPROFILE%\vlc.ps1 %1
 </code> </code>
-<code - vlc.ps1>+<code powershell vlc.ps1>
 Param([string]$filename) Param([string]$filename)
  
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 When you start VLC you get a new menu item: View > Move currently playing file into wastebasket. 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): INSTALLATION (create directories if they do not exist):
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 https://github.com/surrim/vlc-delete/ https://github.com/surrim/vlc-delete/
-<code - delete.lua>+<code lua delete.lua>
 --[[ --[[
  Copyright 2015-2019 surrim  Copyright 2015-2019 surrim
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