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# linkdump | ||
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## What it does | ||
## What's that? | ||
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It allows to add links to a storage and then dump that storage as a text file. | ||
This text file can be used later on as an input file for tools like wget or | ||
youtube-dl. | ||
Linkdump is a Firefox extension which allows you to store links, URL, and bookmarks | ||
in the local storage until you are ready to dump them in a file. At the moment, raw | ||
text files, markdown files, and HTML files are supported. | ||
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## How do I add entries in the storage? | ||
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There is different ways to add entries in the storage. At the moment, only the | ||
following are available: | ||
1. URL are added by clicking the ![Linkdump icon](icons/linkdump-16.png) icon | ||
available in the address bar. | ||
1. Link are added by clicking the ![Linkdump icon](icons/linkdump-16.png) icon | ||
available in the link context menu. | ||
1. Bookmarks are added by clicking the ![Linkdump icon](icons/linkdump-16.png) | ||
icon available in the bookmark context menu | ||
1. Bookmark folders are added recursively by clicking the | ||
![Linkdump icon](icons/linkdump-16.png) icon available in the bookmark folder | ||
context menu. | ||
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## How do I retrieve the storage content? | ||
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The first thing to do is to display the storage content by clicking the | ||
![Linkdump icon](icons/linkdump-16.png) button available in the interface. | ||
Doing so will display the content and the available actions. | ||
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The default download action will dump the storage content into a text file. But | ||
you can select another download action to suit your needs. | ||
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When the download action is finished, the storage is cleared. | ||
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## How is this useful? | ||
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If you want to download a bunch of videos, you can dump links in a text file and | ||
use that file as input for *[youtube-dl](https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/)*. | ||
``` | ||
youtube-dl --batch-file linkdump.txt | ||
youtube-dl -a linkdump.txt | ||
``` | ||
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If you want to download a bunch of files, you can dump links in a text file and | ||
use that file as input for *[wget](https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/)*. | ||
``` | ||
wget --input-file linkdump.txt | ||
wget -i linkdump.txt | ||
``` | ||
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If you want to add a list of links in your blog, you can dump links in a markdown | ||
file and use that file as a starting point for your post. |