firetabs.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Check if at least one file path is provided
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "Usage: firetabs <path-to-txt-file> [more-files...]"
    exit 1
fi

# Function to process each file
open_urls_from_file() {
    local file="$1"

    # Check if the file exists
    if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
        echo "Error: File '$file' not found."
        return
    fi

    # Remove trailing empty lines in the original file
    sed -i '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' "$file"

    # Read URLs into an array
    urls=()
    while IFS= read -r url; do
        urls+=("$url")
    done < "$file"

    echo  # Print an empty line for separation
    # Print URLs one per line
    echo "Opening URLs from '$file':"
    for url in "${urls[@]}"; do
        echo "$url"
    done

    # Open in a new window if only one URL, otherwise open in a new tabbed window
    if [ ${#urls[@]} -eq 1 ]; then
        firefox --new-window "${urls[0]}"
    elif [ ${#urls[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
        firefox --url "${urls[@]}"
    else
        echo "Error: No URLs found in '$file'."
    fi
}

# Loop through all provided files
for file in "$@"; do
    open_urls_from_file "$file"
done