On Saturday 28 Jan 2012 19:38:26 Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 06:06:33PM +0000, Mick wrote: > > > > another application (e.g. a browser) but unlike xpdf I have not found > > > > a way of saving a file once opened without having to redownload it > > > > with the browser. > > > > > > I'd look into /tmp, it'll probably be there. > > > > It used to be the case that FF would drop temporary downloads in /tmp, > > but I can't find them in there any more. This is of particular interest > > for some flash videos which after I watched them I decide to save them, > > but can't find them anywhere. Ditto with Chromium, not idea where it > > saves such temporary files. > > [getting OT regarding xpdf] > > Yes, that's the flash plugin. It creates a file and then immediately > deletes it again. But thanks to the open architecture of a Linux system > you can get it back by copying from the file handle in /proc. I have a > little script for that which I'll attach to this message. It looks for all > file handles that link to a (now deleted) file called /tmp/Flash* and > restores the link, printing out the filename it thusly recovered. It could > be a bit refined by only looking for handles of flash player PIDs, but I > guess a human wouldn't perceive the difference anyway. > > For youtube, I recommend youtube-dl. It lets you select the video format > and resolution (as offered), downloads the video and automatically renames > the file.
Yes, I'm also using xVideoServiceThief for youtube. Thanks for your script! I'll put it through its paces soon. :-) -- Regards, Mick
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