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Created October 28, 2012 10:59
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pipe html to a browser
#!/bin/bash -e
#
# Usage: browser
# pipe html to a browser
# e.g.
# $ echo '<h1>hi mom!</h1>' | browser
# $ ron -5 man/rip.5.ron | browser
OPEN=xdg-open
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="browser.$RANDOM.html"
cat /dev/stdin > $f
$OPEN $f
sleep 1
rm $f
fi
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