command-line data url generator

README.md

dataurl

Converts a file into a data URL.

e.g.

dataurl test.png

To open in browser:

dataurl -b test.png

Works for any filetype that file can identify the MIME type for!

Installation

curl -sL https://git.io/JeEt0 | bash

You will need to provide your password for sudo. The script will be installed to /usr/local/bin/dataurl.

dataurl

#!/bin/bash

DO_BROWSER=false

while test $# -gt 0; do
  case "$1" in
    -h|--help)
      echo "Usage: dataurl [options] file"
      echo "Options:"
      echo "    -h, --help    Show help"
      echo "    -b, --browse  Launch browser afterward (needs python)"
      exit 0
      ;;
    -b|--browse)
      DO_BROWSER=true
      shift
      ;;
    *)
      break
      ;;
  esac
done

MIME=`file -b --mime-type $1`
DATA=`base64 $1`
URL="data:$MIME;base64,$DATA"

echo $URL

if [ "$DO_BROWSER" = true ] ; then
  python -m webbrowser "$URL"
fi

install-dataurl.sh

curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/emctague/11baeb314b198029ee02da0177ad70ab/raw/d313a2e6be5591d8f26903f2e1eade43bb4fd5b3/dataurl --output /tmp/dataurl-script
echo "Installing Data URL Script!"
sudo mv /tmp/dataurl-script /usr/local/bin/dataurl
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/dataurl
echo "By the way, don't run scripts through cURL! It's kinda considered unsafe!"