#!/bin/bash metadata=$(dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player' string:'Metadata') if [[ $metadata == *"spotify:ad"* ]] then echo "ad :/" else artist=$(echo "$metadata" | egrep -A 2 "artist" | egrep -v "artist" | egrep -v "array" | cut -b 27- | cut -d '"' -f 1 | egrep -v ^$) title=$(echo "$metadata" | egrep -A 1 "title" | egrep -v "title" | cut -b 44- | cut -d '"' -f 1| egrep -v ^$) echo $artist - $title fi