--- Validate External Links/validate_external_links.sh	2024/06/23 23:36:00	1190
+++ Validate External Links/validate_external_links.sh	2024/10/31 22:03:44	1193
@@ -883,10 +883,10 @@ for LINE in `cat "$LINKS_FILE"`; do
    # URL ends in a suffix
    HAS_SUFFIX=0
 
-   # If the URL ends in something like ".php?foo=bar", strip everything from the '?' onward
+   # If the URL ends in a query string like ".php?foo=bar", strip everything from the '?' onward
    CLEAN_URL=${URL%%\?*}
 
-   # If the URL ends in something like "#section_15", strip everything from the '#' onward
+   # If the URL ends in an anchor link like "#section_15", strip everything from the '#' onward
    CLEAN_URL=${CLEAN_URL%%\#*}
 
    # 'sed' cannot handle Unicode in my Bash shell, so skip non-ASCII URL and make reader check it
@@ -1025,7 +1025,8 @@ for LINE in `cat "$LINKS_FILE"`; do
             let OK_LINKS+=1
 
             # If this is a YouTube link, we have to look at the actual page source to know if the video
-            # is good or not; override the link's info if it's actually NG
+            # is good or not; override the link's info if it's actually NG. Also see RD_CODES section
+            # below for duplicative code.
             if [[ $URL == *www.youtube.com* ]]; then
                PAGE_TEXT=$(curl --silent --insecure --user-agent '$AGENT' --max-time $TIMEOUT $URL)
                CURL_ERR=$(echo $?)
@@ -1034,7 +1035,7 @@ for LINE in `cat "$LINKS_FILE"`; do
                   CURL_RESULT="000-$CURL_ERR"
                   let OK_LINKS-=1
                   let NG_LINKS+=1
-               elif [[ "$PAGE_TEXT" =~ "simpleText\":\"Video unavailable" ]]; then
+               elif [[ "$PAGE_TEXT" =~ "simpleText\":\"Video unavailable" ]] | [[ "$PAGE_TEXT" =~ "simpleText\":\"Private video" ]]; then
                   STATUS="NG"
                   CURL_CODE="404"
                   CURL_RESULT=$CURL_CODE
@@ -1122,8 +1123,9 @@ for LINE in `cat "$LINKS_FILE"`; do
                let OK_LINKS+=1
                let SKIP_SLASH_ADD+=1
             elif [ $YOUTU_BE -eq 1 ]; then
-               # We have to look at the actual page source to know if a YouTube video is good or not
-               PAGE_TEXT=$(curl --silent --insecure --user-agent '$AGENT' --max-time $TIMEOUT $NEW_URL | grep "\"simpleText\":\"Video unavailable\"")
+               # We have to look at the actual page source to know if a YouTube video is good or not.
+               # Also see OK_CODES section above for duplicative code.
+               PAGE_TEXT=$(curl --silent --insecure --user-agent '$AGENT' --max-time $TIMEOUT $NEW_URL | grep -e "simpleText\":\"Video unavailable" -e "simpleText\":\"Private video")
                if [ ! -z "$PAGE_TEXT" ]; then
                   STATUS="NG"
                   let NG_LINKS+=1