dotfiles/bin/.bin/astronomypotd.sh

#!/bin/bash
# This Script downloads National Geographic Photo of the day, and sets it as desktop background (gnome, unity)
# Copyright (C) 2012 Saman Barghi - All Rights Reserved
# Permission to copy, modify, and distribute is granted under GPLv3
# Last Revised 22 May 2019
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#Change directory to where the script resides.
BASEDIR="$HOME/var/inbox/apod_photos"
cd $BASEDIR
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#getting the image URL
img="$(curl https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod\?api_key=AdfgdnmmInYgpDMEq3ShMLKjJ7DZ7jyUcgLHWdgw | jq .hdurl | tr -d \")"

#check to see if there is any wallpaper to download
if [ -n "$img" ]
then
	img_file=`echo $img | cut -d/ -f 7 | tr -d \"`
	curl $img > $img_file
	#set the current image as wallpaper
	#feh --bg-scale $BASEDIR/$img_file
	##link slim background to new image
	#rm /usr/share/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
	#ln -s $BASEDIR/$img_file /usr/share/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
else
	echo "No Wallpaper today"
fi