Get the most recent snapshot of <URL> from the Wayback Machine

wayback.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Get the most recent snapshot of <URL> from the Wayback Machine

usage() {
    echo "Usage: $0 [-o] <URL>" 1>&2
    exit 1
}

open=0
url=

while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
    case "$1" in
        -o|--open)
            open=1 ;;
        *)
            [[ -n "$url" ]] && usage
            url=$1 ;;
    esac
    shift
done

if [[ -z "$url" ]]; then
    usage
fi

archived=$(curl -sSG --data-urlencode "url=$url" http://archive.org/wayback/available | jq -r .archived_snapshots.closest.url | sed 's/^http:/https:/')
[[ "$archived" == "null" ]] && exit 1

echo "$archived"
[[ "$open" -eq 1 ]] && xdg-open "$archived"