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+Unix shell script to directly stream online video to mplayer. The script is now able to handle youtube video and can be used by all of those who do not want to install any Flash Player plugin on their box.
+
+Changelog:
+1. It is now possible to directly stream video to Mplayer;
+2. Ability to stream Youtube video;
+3. Various bugfixes.

flash_downloader

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Parameters init
+auto_delete=0
+real_time=1
+non_real_time=0
+youtube=0
+debug=0
+
+# Default output formats
+file='video.mp4'
+timestamp=$(date +%s)
+out_dir=/tmp
+log=${out_dir}/log
+cipher="RC4-SHA"
+
+# Default programs
+fm=pcmanfm
+player=mplayer
+youtube_dl=/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
+
+# Start functions
+# Print out the help
+usage(){
+    echo "usage: flash_downloader [[-e URL [-d] [-a] [--real_time | --non_real_time] [-y]] | [-h]]"
+}
+# End functions 
+
+while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
+    case $1 in
+        -a | --autodelete )	    auto_delete=1
+                                ;;
+		-y | --youtube )        youtube=1
+								;;
+        -d | --debug )	        debug=1
+                                ;;
+        -e | --episode )        shift
+                                episode=$1
+                                ;;
+        -r | --real_time )      real_time=1
+                                ;;
+		--non_real_time )   	real_time=0
+                                ;;
+        -h | --help )           usage
+                                exit
+                                ;;
+        * )                     usage
+                                exit 1
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+# If debug mode is  switched on, print variable contents
+if [ "${debug}" == "1" ]
+then
+	echo "Passed URL: " ${episode}
+	echo "real_time: " ${real_time}
+	echo "youtube: " ${youtube}
+	echo "debug: " ${debug}
+	echo "auto_delete: " ${auto_delete}
+fi
+
+if [ "${real_time}" == "1" ]
+then
+	if [ "${youtube}" == "1" ]
+	then
+		echo "Streaming " "$(${youtube_dl} --get-title ytsearch:${episode})" " directly to " ${player}
+		curl --ciphers ${cipher} "$(${youtube_dl} --get-url ytsearch:${episode})" | ${player} -
+	else
+		echo "Streaming file directly to " ${player} 
+		${player} ${episode} &
+	fi
+else
+	echo "Downloading file " ${episode} "to " /tmp/video${timestamp}.mp4
+
+	curl -o /tmp/video${timestamp}.mp4 2>>$log${timestamp} -# ${episode} &
+	sleep 45
+
+	${fm} ${out_dir} &
+fi
+
+# Delete the file automatically
+if [ "${auto_delete}" == "1" ]
+then
+	echo ${timestamp} > /tmp/video${timestamp}.mp4
+	mv /tmp/video${timestamp}.mp4
+else
+	# Delete files by hand from /tmp/
+fi