#! /bin/sh MAX_SONG_LEN=45 MAX_ARTIST_LEN=30 song=$(playerctl metadata title 2>/dev/null) if [ "$song" = "" ] then echo " " exit fi short_song=$(echo $song | head -c $MAX_SONG_LEN) if [ "$song" = "$short_song" ] then echo -n else song="$short_song..." fi artist=$(playerctl metadata artist) short_artist=$(echo $artist | head -c $MAX_ARTIST_LEN) if [ "$artist" = "$short_artist" ] then echo -n else artist="$short_artist..." fi echo  $song - $artist  #echo $song