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#!/bin/bash
#brew install gnu-sed
#ln -s /usr/local/bin/gsed /usr/local/bin/sed
URL=$(echo "http://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=$1+${@:2}" | sed -e 's/ /+/g')
curl -s "$URL" | sed -n '/<pre/,/<\/pre>/p' | sed -n '/<pre/,/<\/pre>/p' | sed -s 's/<[^>]*>//g' | \
sed -e 's/^ *//g;s/ *$//g' | grep '.' | cat
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