The provided code is a Windows batch script that processes...

September 3, 2025 at 02:11 AM

@echo off setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion rem grab 1st non-empty line of clipboard, trimmed for /f "usebackq delims=" %%i in ( `powershell -noprofile -c "$t=Get-Clipboard -Raw; $t=$t.Trim(); ($t -split '\r?\n') | ? { $_ -ne '' } | select -first 1"` ) do set "clipboard=%%i" if not defined clipboard ( echo clipboard empty & exit /b 1 ) rem robust substring test (won’t choke on & ? = etc) echo(!clipboard!| findstr /i "youtube" >nul && ( yt-dlp --add-header "Referer:!clipboard!" -norm "!clipboard!" ) || ( yt-dlp --add-header "Referer:!clipboard!" -P "%HOT%\New" "!clipboard!" ) endlocal

The provided code is a Windows batch script that processes a clipboard's content, checks if it matches certain conditions, and executes commands in response. Here's a breakdown of what this code does:

  1. Set Up Environment:

    • @echo off: Suppresses the display of command input in the command window to make the output cleaner.
    • setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion: Enables batch script extensions and delayed variable expansion, which is essential for handling variables dynamically.
  2. Retrieve Clipboard Content:

    • The script uses a PowerShell command to access the clipboard's content:
      powershell -noprofile -c "$t=Get-Clipboard -Raw; $t=$t.Trim(); ($t -split '\r?\n') | ? { $_ -ne '' } | select -first 1"
      
      • Get-Clipboard -Raw retrieves the raw content of the clipboard.
      • $t=$t.Trim() removes leading and trailing whitespace.
      • $t -split '\r?\n' splits the clipboard content into individual lines by line breaks.
      • ? { $_ -ne '' } filters out empty lines.
      • select -first 1 selects the first non-empty, trimmed line.
    • A for /f loop in the script takes this processed clipboard content (%%i) and assigns it to the clipboard variable.
  3. Check If Clipboard Is Empty:

    • If no valid content is found in the clipboard, the script exits with an error message:
      if not defined clipboard (
        echo clipboard empty & exit /b 1
      )
      
  4. Check for the Substring "youtube" in the Clipboard Content:

    • The script uses findstr to check if the text stored in clipboard contains the case-insensitive string "youtube":
      echo(!clipboard!| findstr /i "youtube" >nul
      
      • The !clipboard! variable uses delayed expansion to handle special characters safely.
      • If the text contains "youtube", the script executes a specific block of code; otherwise, it executes an alternate block.
  5. Download Content Using yt-dlp:

    • If the clipboard contains "youtube":

      yt-dlp --add-header "Referer:!clipboard!" -norm "!clipboard!"
      
      • The script invokes yt-dlp (a YouTube downloader tool).
      • The --add-header option includes the clipboard content as a referer header in the download request.
      • The -norm argument may be shorthand for supporting specific options (assuming it's valid for yt-dlp).
    • If the clipboard does not reference "youtube":

      yt-dlp --add-header "Referer:!clipboard!" -P "%HOT%\New" "!clipboard!"
      
      • The same --add-header option is used.
      • The -P "%HOT%\New" option sets the output directory for the downloaded content (likely under a "HOT\New" directory).
  6. End Script:

    • endlocal: Ends the local environment block, reverting changes made to environment settings and variables.

Summary:

This script extracts the first non-empty, trimmed line from the clipboard. If the text contains "youtube," it downloads the linked content using yt-dlp with one set of options; otherwise, it downloads the content using a different configuration. If the clipboard is empty, it exits with an error message.

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