A collection of shell scripts, grouped by intended use.

Some scripts have requirements, most commonly something like GNU coreutils or the util-linux package. Rarer requirements are mentioned.

This script is used as a custom default web browser. Instead of a random click potentially opening an actual web browser, the URL provided to the script is copied to clipboard by xsel and also stored in a log file for convenience. Requires xsel.

This script is used as a custom default email client. Instead of a random click potentially opening an actual email client, the URL provided to the script is copied to clipboard by xsel and also stored in a log file for convenience. Requires xsel.

This script is basically the same as dummybrowser, except it's specifically for use with Pidgin, and has a different logfile. It also used to have slightly different behaviour in the past, but not right now. Requires xsel.

A helper script that returns file name without the extension.

The following are intended to be registered to your file manager's context menu.

This script is a wrapper for xarchiver, which extracts selected archives to current directory, into directories named after the archive.

This script is a wrapper for xarchiver, which extracts selected archives to a specified location, into directories named after the archive. Requires zenity.

This script is a wrapper for xarchiver, which extracts selected archives to a temporary directory, into directories named after the archive.

The following are wrappers for streamlink.

This script initiates streamlink and opens mpv for the stream.

This script initiates streamlink and opens mpv. Specifically crafted for Twitch VODs.

Another variant which uses doesn't force the use of mpv.

Uses fswebcam to capture an image through V4L2 and /dev/video0. Tuned for an old webcam of mine, highly adjustable.