diff --git a/_posts/2020-10-28-random-tidbits.md b/_posts/2020-10-28-random-tidbits.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..523fc40 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2020-10-28-random-tidbits.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Random Tidbits" +date: 2020-10-28 11:01:56 -0500 +author: Ta180m +tags: ["Random", "Linux"] +--- + + +## Play videos in your terminal! + +![On YouTube](/assets/images/tux_video.png){: height="300px" } ![In a terminal](/assets/images/tux_text.png){: height="300px" } + +Assuming you have mpv, just run `CACA_DRIVER=ncurses mpv -vo=caca *path_to_video*`. + +You can also pipe `youtube-dl` into this command, but sometimes I get a bunch of cryptic error messages. I've found that downloading the video beforehand tends to work better. + +I also recommend turning down your terminal's font size. + +Goodbye X, hello tty! diff --git a/assets/images/tux_text.png b/assets/images/tux_text.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a3a1602 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/images/tux_text.png differ diff --git a/assets/images/tux_video.png b/assets/images/tux_video.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb1feb2 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/images/tux_video.png differ