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imageopen.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# imageopen - # for mac, commandline open an image file without needing an extension, recognition via imagemagick
# brenocon@gmail.com (brendan o'connor)
require 'fileutils'
f = ARGV[0]
type = %x[identify #{f}].split[1].downcase
tmp = "/tmp/tmp.#{$$}.#{type}"
FileUtils.cp f, tmp
puts "--> #{tmp}"
system "open #{tmp}"
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