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Open links to mp3 with a custom application (linux)

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I'm running firefox 28 on linux mint xfce.

I wrote a little bash script that takes a mp3 url as parameter (http://someting.mp3). I want firefox to launch it when I clic a mp3 link. For exemple, a link that point to this url : http://medias-balado.radio-canada.ca/diffusion/2014/03/balado/src/CBF/sojeune-20140321-1957.mp3

I've gone to option > applications and changed "podcast" everything that has "audio" in it to point to my script, but mp3's still opens directly in firefox (incorrectly by the way - firefox plays it very slowly).

In about:plugins, audio/mpeg is associated with vlc.

Anyway I can open these links with my scripts ?

Thanks!

Edit: Just to clarify, when I clic the link above, it should run this command : "myscriptforaudiolinks http://medias-balado.radio-canada.ca/diffusion/2014/03/balado/src/CBF/sojeune-20140321-1957.mp3" I mean, the file should not be downloaded by firefox, the url should simply be passed as an argument to the script.

I'm running firefox 28 on linux mint xfce. I wrote a little bash script that takes a mp3 url as parameter (http://someting.mp3). I want firefox to launch it when I clic a mp3 link. For exemple, a link that point to this url : http://medias-balado.radio-canada.ca/diffusion/2014/03/balado/src/CBF/sojeune-20140321-1957.mp3 I've gone to option > applications and changed "podcast" everything that has "audio" in it to point to my script, but mp3's still opens directly in firefox (incorrectly by the way - firefox plays it very slowly). In about:plugins, audio/mpeg is associated with vlc. Anyway I can open these links with my scripts ? Thanks! Edit: Just to clarify, when I clic the link above, it should run this command : "myscriptforaudiolinks http://medias-balado.radio-canada.ca/diffusion/2014/03/balado/src/CBF/sojeune-20140321-1957.mp3" I mean, the file should not be downloaded by firefox, the url should simply be passed as an argument to the script.

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cor-el
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You can set the media.gstreamer.enabled pref to false on the about:config page.

pm1349
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Thank you cor-el. That effectively prevent the link to be opened in firefox. But what happens is that it downloads the file and _then_ pass it to my script. I don't want to donwload it, just pass the url to the script.