#!/bin/bash

# this is a shell script meant to run in tandem with a server side
# php script allowing it to be accessed and updated from a bash shell
# requires lynx and some customization 

# url of php script for example http://your.site/td/

URL=

# username and password for http_auth if .htaccess protected

ID=
PW=

# location of lynx

LOC=/sw/bin/lynx

# nothing past here should need to be altered

# if no input display list
if [ -e $1 ]
then
 echo -e "\n$URL\n"
 $LOC -dump -auth=$ID:$PW -hiddenlinks=ignore -nolist $URL 
 echo  
else

# if input -h print help
 if [ "$1" = "-h" ]
 then
  echo -e "\n SYNOPSIS:"
  echo -e " td [-line_number or post]\n"
  echo " EXAMPLES:"
  echo " td                     // lists items"
  echo " td -17                 // deletes line 17"
  echo -e " td \"this is a post\"    // adds a new item"
  echo -e " td -h                  // displays this help message\n"
else

# else add or delete item 
 echo -e "\n$URL\n" 
 $LOC -dump -auth=$ID:$PW -hiddenlinks=ignore -nolist $URL?$1 
 echo 
 fi
fi