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Created March 15, 2010 18:17
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unshorten.sh -- undo tiny-ing, bitly-ing, shady-ing, etc
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unshorten.sh
#!/bin/bash
# usage:
# unshorten.sh 'http://bit.ly/95U1UY'
# echo 'http://bit.ly/95U1UY' | unshorten.sh
#
# author: dsc@less.ly
if test "$1"; then
url="$1"
else
read url
fi
curl -I -s "$url" | fgrep 'Location:' | cut -d ' ' -f 2
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