Console tool for shortening urls through bitly

README.md

Installation

first thing first you should get access token from bitly with following instructions:

https://support.bitly.com/hc/en-us/articles/230647907-How-do-I-generate-an-OAuth-access-token-for-the-Bitly-API-

run following command for installation and refresh your bash session

curl -XGET -o /usr/local/bin/url-shortener https://gist.githubusercontent.com/oksuz/59592679072d503791ee86a284672f85/raw/a2c4f824f56b125819f66fd65413ee2205b0454f/bitly-console.sh && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/url-shortener

then use like url-shortener [url]

bitly-console.sh

#!/bin/bash

# follow instructions for creating your bitly access token
# https://support.bitly.com/hc/en-us/articles/230647907-How-do-I-generate-an-OAuth-access-token-for-the-Bitly-API-

FILE="${HOME}/.bitly"

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  echo "usage: shorten [url]"
  exit 1
fi

if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then
  echo -n "Enter your bitly access token [ENTER]: "
  read TOKEN
  if [ -z "${TOKEN}" ]; then
    echo "token was entered empty"
    exit 1
  else
    echo "${TOKEN}" > "${FILE}"
  fi
fi

TOKEN=`cat ${FILE}`

URL="https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v3/shorten?access_token=$TOKEN&format=txt&longUrl=$1"
curl -XGET "$URL"