vimrc: escape text search path

.aliases

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ reload() {
 }
 
 update-shell() {
-    if [[ '${platform,,}' == *'ming'* ]]; then
+    if [[ ${platform,,} == *'ming'* ]]; then
         pacman -Syu
         printf "\n${BOLD}${YELLOW}Close this shell, open a new one, and then run 'pacman -Su'${NORMAL}\n"
     fi
@@ -148,6 +148,30 @@ remove_extra_spaces() {
     echo "$ret"
 }
 
+flash_taskbar() {
+    if [[ ${platform,,} == *'ming'* ]]; then
+      powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "
+      \$h = (Get-Process mintty -EA SilentlyContinue | ? MainWindowHandle | select -First 1).MainWindowHandle
+      if (-not \$h) { exit }
+
+      Add-Type -TypeDefinition 'using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+      public static class F {
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] public struct I { public uint cb; public IntPtr h; public uint f; public uint c; public uint t; }
+        [DllImport(\"user32.dll\")] public static extern bool FlashWindowEx(ref I i);
+      }'
+      \$i = New-Object F+I
+      \$i.cb = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SizeOf(\$i)
+      \$i.h  = [IntPtr]\$h
+      \$i.f  = 2 -bor 12
+      \$i.c  = 0
+      \$i.t  = 0
+      [F]::FlashWindowEx([ref]\$i) | Out-Null
+      "
+    else
+        echo "flash_taskbar not implemented for this platform"
+    fi
+}
+
 ##################
 # Building code
 ##################
@@ -198,7 +222,7 @@ if [[ $platform == 'Darwin' ]]; then
   alias trash='rmtrash'
   alias tt='rmtrash'
 
-elif [[ "${platform,,}" == *'ming'* ]]; then # convert to lowercase then compare with wildcard
+elif [[ ${platform,,} == *'ming'* ]]; then # convert to lowercase then compare with wildcard
   #alias rm='echo "use trash command instead!"'
   #alias rmr='echo "use trash command instead!"'
   alias trash='remove_windows_file'
@@ -226,17 +250,19 @@ mkcd() {
 alias aliases='vim ~/.aliases'
 alias al='aliases'
 
-if [[ "${platform,,}" == *'ming'* ]]; then
+if [[ ${platform,,} == *'ming'* ]]; then
     _checksum() {
         local algo="$1"
         local file="$2"
-        certutil -hashfile $file $algo
+        certutil -hashfile "$file" $algo
     }
     alias checksum='certutil -hashfile'
-    alias checksum-md5='_checksum MD5'
-    alias checksum-sha1='_checksum SHA1'
-    alias checksum-sha256='_checksum SHA256'
-    alias checksum-sha512='_checksum SHA512'
+
+    # I use delegating to certutil via _checksum() but these programs are faster.
+    alias checksum-md5='md5sum.exe'
+    alias checksum-sha1='sha1sum.exe'
+    alias checksum-sha256='sha256sum.exe'
+    alias checksum-sha512='sha512sum.exe'
 fi
 
 check_signature() {
@@ -410,6 +436,7 @@ function my_transcribe_video() {
     else
         transcribe-video "$file" "$output" $start_time $end_time tiny base
     fi
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 function my_transcribe_video_all_models() {
@@ -431,6 +458,7 @@ function my_transcribe_video_all_models() {
     if [[ $end_time   == "" ]]; then end_time="0"; fi
 
     transcribe-video "$file" "$output" $start_time $end_time tiny base small medium
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 
@@ -507,6 +535,7 @@ download_youtube_vid() {
     if [[ $make_folder == "1" ]]; then cd ..; fi
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading ${YELLOW}$filename${NORMAL}\n"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 
@@ -553,6 +582,7 @@ download_youtube_playlist() {
     cd ..
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading the playlist\n${NORMAL}"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 download_youtube_playlist_list() {
@@ -572,6 +602,7 @@ download_youtube_playlist_list() {
     eval $cmd  1>"${output_name}.txt"  # Need to eval in order to preserve the quotes wrapping the filename format string.
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading the playlist video list\n${NORMAL}"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 download_youtube_uploads_list() {
@@ -600,6 +631,7 @@ download_youtube_uploads_list() {
     eval $cmd  1>"${output_name}.txt"  # Need to eval in order to preserve the quotes wrapping the filename format string.
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading the upload list\n${NORMAL}"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 function download_youtube_audio() {
@@ -644,6 +676,7 @@ function download_youtube_audio() {
     if [[ $make_folder == "1" ]]; then cd ..; fi
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading ${YELLOW}$filename${NORMAL}\n"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 # Download Twitch chat transcript
@@ -697,9 +730,13 @@ download_twitch_chat() {
 # To extract a portion of a video, you have to first download the entire file and then use the
 # `trim-video` or `compress-video' with a time range.
 #
-# To download a portion of a stream:
+# To download a partial stream use one of these commands. We need to reencode to remove extra frames from the start/end with a negative timeline.
 #
-# yt-dlp -f "b" --external-downloader ffmpeg --external-downloader-args "ffmpeg_i:-ss 5:25:38.00 -to 5:56:50.00" URL
+#   This reencodes during the download, slightly faster than the next option:
+#   yt-dlp -f "b" --external-downloader ffmpeg --external-downloader-args "ffmpeg_i:-ss 0:7:10.00 -to 0:8:06.00" --external-downloader-args "ffmpeg_o:-c:v libx264 -c:a aac" URL
+#
+#   Download then re-encode:
+#   yt-dlp -f "b" --external-downloader ffmpeg --external-downloader-args "ffmpeg_i:-ss 5:25:38.00 -to 5:56:50.00" URL -o temp.mp4 ; trim-video-cpu temp.mp4 "FINAL_NAME" 0
 #
 download_twitch_vid() {
     local format="$1"
@@ -810,6 +847,7 @@ download_twitch_vid() {
     if [[ $make_folder == "1" ]]; then cd ..; fi
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading ${YELLOW}$filename${NORMAL}\n"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 # Download Vimeo videos.
@@ -896,6 +934,7 @@ download_vimeo_vid() {
     if [[ $make_folder == "1" ]]; then cd ..; fi
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading ${YELLOW}$filename${NORMAL}\n"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 # Download Twitter videos.
@@ -964,9 +1003,12 @@ download_twitter_vid() {
     if [[ $make_folder == "1" ]]; then cd ..; fi
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading ${YELLOW}$filename${NORMAL}\n"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 # Download Instagram videos.
+# If the download fails because you need to be authenticated then don't use the cookies arg because IG will flag your
+# account as a bot and might ban you. Instead, use the instagram download code from private dotfiles.
 download_instagram_vid() {
     local transcribe="$1"
     local make_folder="$2"
@@ -1035,6 +1077,7 @@ download_instagram_vid() {
     if [[ $make_folder == "1" ]]; then cd ..; fi
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading ${YELLOW}$filename${NORMAL}\n"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 # Download MP4 video.
@@ -1058,6 +1101,7 @@ download_mp4() {
     fi
 
     mv $temp_name "$filename.mp4"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 # Download a stream to mp4. Can be from an m3u8 file, an mpd, etc. Whatever the
@@ -1094,6 +1138,7 @@ download_mp4_from_stream() {
     fi
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading ${YELLOW}$filename${NORMAL}\n"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 # Same notes from above regarding cookies/headers.
@@ -1115,6 +1160,7 @@ download_aac_from_stream() {
     fi
 
     printf "${BOLD}Finished downloading ${YELLOW}$filename${NORMAL}\n"
+    flash_taskbar
 }
 
 
@@ -1138,8 +1184,8 @@ alias yt-1440-shortname='download_youtube_vid   "620+234" $SHORTNAME_OFF $TRANSC
 alias yt-1080p='download_youtube_vid            "616+234" $SHORTNAME_OFF $TRANSCRIBE_OFF'
 alias yt-1080p-shortname='download_youtube_vid  "616+234" $SHORTNAME_ON  $TRANSCRIBE_OFF'
 # Normal
-alias yt-1080='download_youtube_vid             "270+234" $SHORTNAME_OFF $TRANSCRIBE_OFF'
-alias yt-1080-shortname='download_youtube_vid   "270+234" $SHORTNAME_ON  $TRANSCRIBE_OFF'
+alias yt-1080='download_youtube_vid             "137+ba[ext=m4a]" $SHORTNAME_OFF $TRANSCRIBE_OFF'
+alias yt-1080-shortname='download_youtube_vid   "137+ba[ext=m4a]" $SHORTNAME_ON  $TRANSCRIBE_OFF'
 
 alias yt-720='download_youtube_vid              "136+234" $SHORTNAME_OFF $TRANSCRIBE_OFF'
 alias yt-720-shortname='download_youtube_vid    "136+234" $SHORTNAME_ON  $TRANSCRIBE_OFF'
@@ -1285,11 +1331,13 @@ alias tv='echo can just do a cv with a time range...' #trim-video-vbr'
 
 function compress_and_normalize_volume() {
     local final_name="$1"
+    shift 1
+    local opts="$@"
     if [[ $final_name == "" ]]; then
-        error "Provide a final file name"
+        error "Provide a final file name and optional args for compress-video"
         return
     fi
-    compress-video f.mp4 ff ; normalize-volume ff.mp4 "$final_name"
+    compress-video f.mp4 ff $opts ; normalize-volume ff.mp4 "$final_name" ; flash_taskbar
 }
 
 alias cvn='compress_and_normalize_volume'
@@ -1298,7 +1346,7 @@ alias cvn='compress_and_normalize_volume'
 # Git
 ####################################################################################################
 
-if [[ '${platform,,}' == *'ming'* ]]; then
+if [[ ${platform,,} == *'ming'* ]]; then
     # Fix a weird mingw 'not a valid identifierline' error.
     # Got the fix from https://github.com/Alexpux/MSYS2-packages/issues/735#issuecomment-328938800
     alias git="PATH=/usr/bin git"

.gitconfig

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 [include]
-  path = ~/.gitconfig.private
+  # Shared config from private dotfiles
+  path = ~/.private-dotfiles.common/gitconfig
+  # Computer-specific config from private dotfiles (might not exist)
+  path = ~/.private-dotfiles/gitconfig
 [init]
   defaultBranch = master
 [merge]
   summary = true
   tool = vimdiff
 [core]
-  excludesfile = ~/.gitignore.global
+  excludesfile = ~/.private-dotfiles.common/gitignore
   hookspath = ~/.git_hooks
   preloadindex = true
   fscache = true

.vimrc

@@ -1555,11 +1555,9 @@ fu! Search(path, search_args, case_insensitive=0, token="")
 
     " Some characters need to be escaped.
     let l:escaped_term = substitute(l:term, '[#%]', '\\\\\\&', 'g')
+    let l:escaped_path = substitute(a:path, '[#%]', '\\\\\\&', 'g')
 
-    let l:format = 'Rg ' . l:rg_args . ' ' . a:path . ' -e %s'
-    let l:cmd = printf(l:format, shellescape(l:escaped_term))
-
-    exec l:cmd
+    exec printf("Rg " . l:rg_args . " %s -e %s", shellescape(l:escaped_path), shellescape(l:escaped_term))
 
     call ConvertQuickfixPathsToUnixSlashes()
 endfu

dotfiles/bin/analyze-volume

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #
 # Inspired by https://superuser.com/a/323127 and https://superuser.com/a/1312885
 
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -50,3 +52,4 @@ eval $cmd
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Done analyzing audio in $filename\n${NORMAL}"
 printf "\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Look at the reported max_volume value. If != 0 then call the change-volume script, passing it the filename, an output name and the delta to bring the volume to 0.\ne.g. if the max_volume is -5 db, then you would pass 5.${NORMAL}\n\n"
 
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/antimalware-service-disable.bat

@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
-@setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
 @echo off
-
-rem Make sure we're running as admin. Got this garbage from https://stackoverflow.com/a/40388766
-if not "%1"=="am_admin" (
-    powershell -Command "Start-Process -Verb RunAs -FilePath '%0' -ArgumentList 'am_admin'"
-    exit /b
-)
+setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
 
 rem NOTE: Defender may see this file as malware, so you might need to exclude this before things can be disabled.
-rem
-rem Modified version of
-rem https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mattreecebentley/win10_disable_defender/main/win10_enable_defender.bat
-rem https://gist.github.com/xezrunner/a7a42dbc1096a40b0c78f09488fe5a2b
+
+rem Modified version of:
+rem https://github.com/ggannann/win10_disable_defender
+rem https://gist.github.com/xezrunner/a7a42dbc1096a40b0c78f09488fe5a2b (as of Jan 2026 this seems to have been deleted or made private)
+
+rem ============================
+rem Self-elevate via UAC if needed
+rem - Detect admin by checking membership in Administrators (SID S-1-5-32-544)
+rem - Relaunch this script elevated using PowerShell Start-Process -Verb RunAs
+rem ============================
+rem Test for membership in Administrators group
+whoami /groups | find "S-1-5-32-544" >nul
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
+    rem Relaunch the same script elevated, preserving args and working directory
+    powershell -NoProfile -Command ^
+        "Start-Process -FilePath '%~f0' -ArgumentList '%*' -Verb RunAs -WorkingDirectory (Get-Location).Path"
+    exit /b
+)
+echo Running with administrative privileges.
+echo.
 
 reg query HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup /v DisabledDefenderServices | find "0x1"
 if %errorlevel% == 0 goto already_patched
 
-echo.
 echo Please note that Defender can only be disabled in Win10 v2004 and upwards if Tamper Protection is disabled.
 echo This setting can be found in Window settings (hint: search for 'tamper'). Please do this now and then,
 pause
@@ -103,4 +113,5 @@ echo Defender has already been disabled by this script.
 
 :eof
 echo.
-pause
+pause
+

dotfiles/bin/antimalware-service-enable.bat

@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
-@setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
 @echo off
+setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
 
-rem Make sure we're running as admin. Got this garbage from https://stackoverflow.com/a/40388766
-if not "%1"=="am_admin" (
-    powershell -Command "Start-Process -Verb RunAs -FilePath '%0' -ArgumentList 'am_admin'"
-    exit /b
-)
+rem NOTE: Defender may see this file as malware, so you might need to exclude this before things can be disabled.
 
-rem USE AT OWN RISK AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND !!!!!
-rem
-rem Modified version of
-rem https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mattreecebentley/win10_disable_defender/main/win10_enable_defender.bat
-rem https://gist.github.com/xezrunner/a7a42dbc1096a40b0c78f09488fe5a2b
+rem Modified version of:
+rem https://github.com/ggannann/win10_disable_defender
+rem https://gist.github.com/xezrunner/a7a42dbc1096a40b0c78f09488fe5a2b (as of Jan 2026 this seems to have been deleted or made private)
 rem
 rem Resources:
 rem https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/defender/set-mppreference?view=win10-ps
@@ -19,7 +13,23 @@ rem https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-
 rem https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender
 rem https://github.com/AndyFul/Hard_Configurator
 
+rem ============================
+rem Self-elevate via UAC if needed
+rem - Detect admin by checking membership in Administrators (SID S-1-5-32-544)
+rem - Relaunch this script elevated using PowerShell Start-Process -Verb RunAs
+rem ============================
+rem Test for membership in Administrators group
+whoami /groups | find "S-1-5-32-544" >nul
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
+    rem Relaunch the same script elevated, preserving args and working directory
+    powershell -NoProfile -Command ^
+        "Start-Process -FilePath '%~f0' -ArgumentList '%*' -Verb RunAs -WorkingDirectory (Get-Location).Path"
+    exit /b
+)
+echo Running with administrative privileges.
 echo.
+
 echo Enabling Windows Defender
 reg query HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup /v DisabledDefenderServices | find "0x0"
 if %errorlevel% == 0 goto already_patched
@@ -105,4 +115,5 @@ echo Defender has already been enabled by this script.
 
 :eof
 echo.
-pause
+pause
+

dotfiles/bin/aws-check-restore-status

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Shows you the status of an object restore job.
 #
-# e.g. aws-see-restore-status my-deep-glacier-bucket object/path.png
+# e.g. aws-check-restore-status my-deep-glacier-bucket object/path.png
 #
 # You know it's ready when ongoing-request is false and there's a date. If that field is null then the file isn't being restored.
 #
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ bucket="$1"
 path="$2"
 
 if [[ $bucket == "" || $path == "" ]]; then
-    error "Usage: aws-see-restore-status <bucket-name> <path-in-bucket>"
+    error "Usage: aws-check-restore-status <bucket-name> <path-in-bucket>"
     exit 1
 fi
 

dotfiles/bin/aws-restore-deep-glacier-folder

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #
 # (obviously change the bucket and path to suit your needs).
 #
-# Or use the aws-see-restore-status script.
+# Or use the aws-check-restore-status script.
 # You know it's ready when ongoing-request is false and there's a date. If that
 # field is null then the file isn't being restored.
 #
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 printf "(Note: the time it takes to restore an object can be found in the AWS docs - just look for the $restore_tier restore tier, which is what you used.\\\nOnce restored, download the files from the S3 site or better yet use RCloneBrowser.\\\n"
-printf "You can check the status of a file using the aws-see-restore-status script)\\\n"
+printf "You can check the status of a file using the aws-check-restore-status script)\\\n"
 
 exec 3>&-
 

dotfiles/bin/change-volume

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #
 # Inspired by https://superuser.com/a/323127 and https://superuser.com/a/1312885
 
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -57,3 +59,4 @@ eval $cmd
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Done modifying volume in $filename.$extension | output: $output | delta: $delta_db${NORMAL}\n"
 
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/compress-video

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# Bigger crf values == bigger compression.
+
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -24,9 +28,12 @@ else
 fi
 
 use_gpu=1
+# Found the following to work best with vids containing text (e.g. programming vids). These give similar bitrates.
+cpu_crf=20
+gpu_crf=33
 
 if [[ $# < 2 || $# > 5 ]]; then
-    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: compress-video <filename> <output name> <optional: use-gpu (1|0), defaults to $use_gpu> <optional: start time HH:MM:SS> <optional: end time HH:MM:SS> ${NORMAL}\n"
+    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: compress-video <filename> <output name> <optional: use-gpu (1|0), defaults to $use_gpu> <optional: start time HH:MM:SS> <optional: end time HH:MM:SS> (NOTE: gpu crf is $gpu_crf and cpu crf is $cpu_crf - change it by calling compress-video-with-crf)${NORMAL}\n"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -37,11 +44,12 @@ if [[ $# > 2 ]]; then
     use_gpu=$3
 fi
 
-# Found the following to work best with vids containing text (e.g. programming vid): 21 for CPU encoding and 28 for GPU (similar bitrates).
-use_crf=21
+use_crf=$cpu_crf
 if [[ $use_gpu -eq 1 ]]; then
-    use_crf=33
+    use_crf=$gpu_crf
 fi
 
 compress-video-with-crf $use_crf "$filename" "$output_name" $use_gpu $4 $5
 
+flash_taskbar
+

dotfiles/bin/compress-video-with-crf

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# Bigger crf values == bigger compression.
+
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -93,3 +97,5 @@ else
         encode $crf
     done
 fi
+
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/convert-video-to-mp4

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # This is for reencoding a non-mp4 video to mp4 using an mpeg4 encoder.
 # Can optionally compress the video.
 
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -94,3 +96,5 @@ else
 fi
 
 printf "${GREEN}${BOLD}Done encoding '$filename.$extension' to '$output'${NORMAL}\n\n"
+
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/join-video

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Re-encodes the video to get a more accurate timeline. Same settings as trim-video-vbr.
 # If you want fast video joining at the expense of accuracy then use join-video-fast.
 
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -31,17 +33,17 @@ output="$2"
 target_crf="$3"
 max_bitrate_mb="$4"
 
-default_crf="20"
+default_crf="33" # if you want to compress then use the same gpu compression level from compress-video (i.e. 33, but verify it's still set to this)
 default_max_bitrate="6"
 
 if [[ $filename == "" || $output == "" ]]; then
-    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: create a text file that lists the input video paths on separate lines using the format: file '/path/to/video'. Then call:\n\njoin-video <list filename> <output name> <optional: crf (quality, w/ lower = more compression) - defaults to $default_crf, use 0 for no value> <optional: max bitrate in MB - defaults to ${default_max_bitrate}M><${NORMAL}\n"
+    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: create a text file that lists the input video paths on separate lines using the format: file '/path/to/video'. Then call:\n\njoin-video <list filename> <output name> <optional: crf (quality, value = compression level) - defaults to $default_crf, use 0 for no value> <optional: max bitrate in MB - defaults to ${default_max_bitrate}M>${NORMAL}\n"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 extension="${output##*.}"
 if [[ $extension == $output ]]; then
-    printf "${BOLD}${RED}output arg should have an extension!\n\nUsage: join-video <list filename> <output name> <optional: crf (quality, w/ lower = more compression) - defaults to $default_crf, use 0 for no value> <optional: max bitrate in MB - defaults to ${default_max_bitrate}M><${NORMAL}\n"
+    printf "${BOLD}${RED}output arg should have an extension!\n\nUsage: join-video <list filename> <output name> <optional: crf (quality, value = compression level) - defaults to $default_crf, use 0 for no value> <optional: max bitrate in MB - defaults to ${default_max_bitrate}M>${NORMAL}\n"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -64,3 +66,4 @@ time ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error -hwaccel cuda -hwaccel_output_format
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished joining${NORMAL}\n\n"
 
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/join-video-fast

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 # playback time might oscillate a bit. Use join-video for accurate joining at
 # the cost of a much slower processing time.
 
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -44,3 +46,4 @@ ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error -f concat -safe 0 -i "$filename" -c copy
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished joining${NORMAL}\n\n"
 
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/normalize-volume

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #
 # Inspired by https://superuser.com/a/323127 and https://superuser.com/a/1312885
 
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -78,3 +80,4 @@ eval "$cmd"
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Done normalizing volume in $filename.$extension | output: $output${NORMAL}\n"
 rm $temp_file
 
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/trim-audio

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # Re-encodes the audio to get a more accurate seek time.
 
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -58,3 +60,4 @@ ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error $timing_args -accurate_seek -i "$filename
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished trimming${NORMAL}\n\n"
 
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/trim-video-cpu

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # Re-encodes the video to get a more accurate seek time. If you want fast trimming at the expense of accuracy then use trim-video-fast.
 
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -62,3 +64,4 @@ ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error $timing_args -accurate_seek -async 1 -i "
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished trimming${NORMAL}\n\n"
 
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/trim-video-cpu-fast

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 # time might oscillate a bit. Use trim-video for accurate trimming at the cost
 # of a much slower processing time.
 
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -64,3 +66,4 @@ ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error $timing_args -i "$filename.$extension" -c
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished trimming${NORMAL}\n\n"
 
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/trim-video-target-rate

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Re-encodes the video using a constrained bitrate/output size. If you want to
-# To target the visual quality with a variable bitrate, use trim-video-vbr
+# control the visual quality with a variable bitrate then use trim-video-vbr
+
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
 
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
@@ -90,3 +92,4 @@ ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error -hwaccel cuda -hwaccel_output_format cuda
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished trimming${NORMAL}\n\n"
 
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/bin/trim-video-vbr

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 # To have a mostly fixed bitrate with no variable quality, use trim-video-target-rate
 # Just note that it'll result in larger files for a similar max bitrate target and the
 # quality won't really be noticeably better.
+#
+# The higher the CRF value, the higher the compression.
+
+source "$HOME/dotfiles/script_helpers/windows.sh"
 
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
@@ -35,11 +39,11 @@ end_time="$4"
 target_crf="$5"
 max_bitrate_mb="$6"
 
-default_crf="20"
+default_crf="33" # if you want to compress then use the same gpu compression level from compress-video (i.e. 33, but verify it's still set to this)
 default_max_bitrate="6"
 
 if [[ $filename == "" || $output_name == "" || $start_time == "" ]]; then
-    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: trim-video <filename> <output name> <start time HH:MM:SS> <optional: end time HH:MM:SS, use empty string or 0 for no value> <optional: crf (quality, w/ lower = more compression) - defaults to $default_crf, use 0 for no value> <optional: max bitrate in MB - defaults to ${default_max_bitrate}M>${NORMAL}\n"
+    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: trim-video-vbr <filename> <output name> <start time HH:MM:SS> <optional: end time HH:MM:SS, use empty string or 0 for no value> <optional: crf (quality, value = compression level) - defaults to $default_crf, use 0 for no value> <optional: max bitrate in MB - defaults to ${default_max_bitrate}M>${NORMAL}\n"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -122,3 +126,4 @@ time ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error -hwaccel cuda -hwaccel_output_format
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished trimming${NORMAL}\n\n"
 
+flash_taskbar

dotfiles/ssh.md

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+NOTE: Best option is to create/store private keys in Bitwarden.
+
 # Creating an elliptic curve keypair (ed25519)
 
 * Create: `ssh-keygen -a 100 -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/filename`

dotfiles/windows/readme.md

@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@
 * Desktop: turn off hibernation
     * Open admin cmd prompt: `powercfg.exe /hibernate off`
 
+* Enable long paths:
+    * winkey+r -> `gpedit.msc`.
+    * Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem
+        * Double-click the `Enable Win32 long paths` policy.
+        * Select Enabled.
+
 * Disable power throttling:
     * winkey+r -> `gpedit.msc`.
     * Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Power Management > Power Throttling Settings