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On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 06:06:33PM +0000, Mick wrote: |
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> > > another application (e.g. a browser) but unlike xpdf I have not found a |
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> > > way of saving a file once opened without having to redownload it with |
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> > > the browser. |
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> > I'd look into /tmp, it'll probably be there. |
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> It used to be the case that FF would drop temporary downloads in /tmp, but I |
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> can't find them in there any more. This is of particular interest for some |
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> flash videos which after I watched them I decide to save them, but can't find |
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> them anywhere. Ditto with Chromium, not idea where it saves such temporary |
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> files. |
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[getting OT regarding xpdf] |
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Yes, that's the flash plugin. It creates a file and then immediately deletes |
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it again. But thanks to the open architecture of a Linux system you can get it |
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back by copying from the file handle in /proc. I have a little script for |
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that which I'll attach to this message. It looks for all file handles that |
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link to a (now deleted) file called /tmp/Flash* and restores the link, |
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printing out the filename it thusly recovered. It could be a bit refined by |
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only looking for handles of flash player PIDs, but I guess a human wouldn't |
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perceive the difference anyway. |
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For youtube, I recommend youtube-dl. It lets you select the video format and |
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resolution (as offered), downloads the video and automatically renames the |
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file. |
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Gruß | Greetings | Qapla' |
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