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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+#    Copyright (C) 2024-20xx Poke! (https://codeberg.org/ashley/poke)
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+function display_help {
+    echo "Usage: $0 <search_query>"
+    echo "  --help       you are here lol"
+    echo "  --version    version information."
+    echo "  --license    license stuff"
+}
+
+function display_version {
+echo "poke-cli version 1.0
+
+Play videos from your terminal!
+https://codeberg.org/ashley/poke
+
+Copyright (C) 2024-202x Poke
+License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
+This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
+There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+"
+}
+
+# Display license information
+function display_license {
+    cat <<EOF
+
+    Poke-CLI for GNU/Linux systems
+
+    Copyright (C) Poke 2024-20xx
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+EOF
+}
+
+# Check for command-line options
+case $1 in
+    --help)
+        display_help
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+    --version)
+        display_version
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+    --license)
+        display_license
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+esac
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <search_query> / see --help for more info :D"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+search_query=$1
+
+player="mpv"
+
+if ! command -v $player &> /dev/null; then
+    player="vlc"
+fi
+
+if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null && ! command -v gojq &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: jq or gojq not found. Please install them to run the script."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+json_data=$(curl -s "https://invid-api.poketube.fun/api/v1/search?q=${search_query// /+}")
+
+video_count=$(echo "$json_data" | jq -r '. | length')
+if [ $video_count -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Nyo videos found for the given search query ;_;"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Select a vid to play:"
+echo
+
+for i in $(seq 0 $(($video_count - 1))); do
+    title=$(echo "$json_data" | jq -r ".[$i].title")
+    author=$(echo "$json_data" | jq -r ".[$i].author")
+    echo "[$(($i + 1))] $title by $author"
+done
+
+read -p "Enter the thingy umm number of the video to play (1-$video_count): " selection
+
+if ! [[ "$selection" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]] || [ "$selection" -lt 1 ] || [ "$selection" -gt "$video_count" ]; then
+    echo "enter a number between 1 and $video_count lol"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+video_url=$(echo "$json_data" | jq -r ".[$(($selection - 1))].videoId")
+
+echo "Starting $player..."
+
+$player "https://poketube.fun/watch?v=$video_url"