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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/util/bin/translate.google b/util/bin/translate.google
index 2418dc37..cb69064a 100755
--- a/util/bin/translate.google
+++ b/util/bin/translate.google
@@ -4,10 +4,24 @@ set -euf
sl=${SL:="auto"}
tl=${TL:="en"}
-text=$*
+usage(){
+ echo 'TL= targetlanguage, valid strings are in the style of "en", "pl" or "de". default "en"'
+ echo 'SL= sourcelanguage, same TL, default is auto'
+ echo 'Example: TL="de" ./translate.google whats up?'
-url="http://translate.google.com/translate_a/t?client=t&sl=$sl&tl=$tl"
+ exit 0
+}
-curl -A "Mozilla/5.0" -Ss "$url" --data-urlencode "text=$text" |
- sed 's/\[\[\[\"//' |
- cut -d \" -f 1
+translate(){
+ text=$*
+ url="http://translate.google.com/translate_a/t?client=t&sl=$sl&tl=$tl"
+ curl -A "Mozilla/5.0" -Ss "$url" --data-urlencode "text=$text" |
+ sed 's/\[\[\[\"//' |
+ cut -d \" -f 1
+}
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+ usage
+fi
+
+translate $*