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Created November 15, 2016 15:14
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Script to select the random file to play video or audio .
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play_random_file.sh
#!/bin/bash
if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
echo "no directory defined!"
exit
fi
if [ "$2" = "" ]; then
echo "no file extension defined!"
exit
fi
FILE=$(cd ${1}; find * | grep ${2}$ | shuf -n 1)
PATH="$1$FILE"
/usr/bin/totem "$PATH"
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hsali commented Nov 15, 2016

reference :
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1206069&p=7572542#post7572542

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