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minus-squareScott@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoNot when you are working in a CLI
minus-squareArghblarg@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoYour comment prompted me to search and I found this util: https://github.com/fumiyas/qrc Obviously results in a larger ASCII blob than a shortened URL, but would allow use on any terminal.
minus-squareScott@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIt’s the other way around, I need to get long links to the CLI
minus-squareasap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoShortening the URL makes it possible to have significantly lower resolution QR codes, which is almost always more useful. Able to be rendered on more mediums, able to be read with lower quality readers.
QR codes mostly solved that.
Not when you are working in a CLI
Your comment prompted me to search and I found this util: https://github.com/fumiyas/qrc
Obviously results in a larger ASCII blob than a shortened URL, but would allow use on any terminal.
It’s the other way around, I need to get long links to the CLI
Shortening the URL makes it possible to have significantly lower resolution QR codes, which is almost always more useful. Able to be rendered on more mediums, able to be read with lower quality readers.