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Created March 1, 2010 10:01
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pipe html to a browser
#!/bin/sh -e
#
# Usage: browser
# pipe html to a browser
# e.g.
# $ echo '<h1>hi mom!</h1>' | browser
# $ ron -5 man/rip.5.ron | browser
if [ -t 0 ]; then
if [ -n "$1" ]; then
open $1
else
cat <<usage
Usage: browser
pipe html to a browser
$ echo '<h1>hi mom!</h1>' | browser
$ ron -5 man/rip.5.ron | browser
usage
fi
else
f="/tmp/browser.$RANDOM.html"
cat /dev/stdin > $f
open $f
fi
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