The script zdl-xterm: XXXTerm/Xombrero and other software
ZDL can be started from XXXTerm/Xombrero and from other software through the /usr/local/bin/zdl-xterm script, which it can be started from any application and from a terminal. It was thought to make it possible to start ZDL in different contexts from those provided by the program. In particular, XXXTerm can start a bash script, using the command :run_script, passing it a single argument: the link of the current page. This makes it impossible to start standard zdl in an instance of xterm, because :run_script does not accept further parameters. The start of zdl in a new virtual terminal xterm is made possible, precisely, from zdl-xterm.
Use in XXXTerm:
- command :run_script
- type: zdl-xterm
- the program starts an instance of xterm which:
- asks in which directory to download the file
(You can avoid this interaction by configuring zdl-xterm:
enter in /usr/local/bin/zdl-xterm, as a value
of the variable
default_directoryat the beginning of the script, the path to a valid directory) - zdl-xterm starts zdl on the current URL
- asks in which directory to download the file
(You can avoid this interaction by configuring zdl-xterm:
enter in /usr/local/bin/zdl-xterm, as a value
of the variable
Simplification for XXXTerm.
To use zdl-xterm more quickly, XXXTerm can be configured in many ways.
A tip:
- open the file $HOME/.xxxterm.conf
- enter the following text:
default_script = zdl-xterm keybinding = run_script,C-z
With the suggested configuration, typing Ctrl-z starts the prompt :run_script with the field already occupied by the name of the script zdl-xterm: just press enter.