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44 lines
917 B
Bash
44 lines
917 B
Bash
#!/bin/bash
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# zmore
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#View gzipped files with 'more'
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NOARGS=65
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NOTFOUND=66
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NOTGZIP=67
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if [ $# -eq 0 ] # same effect as: if [ -z "$1" ]
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# $1 can exist, but be empty: zmore "" arg2 arg3
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then
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echo "Usage: `basename $0` filename" >&2
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# Error message to stderr.
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exit $NOARGS
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# Returns 65 as exit status of script (error code).
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fi
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filename=$1
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if [ ! -f "$filename" ] # Quoting $filename allows for possible spaces.
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then
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echo "File $filename not found!" >&2
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# Error message to stderr.
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exit $NOTFOUND
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fi
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if [ ${filename##*.} != "gz" ]
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# Using bracket in variable substitution.
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then
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echo "File $1 is not a gzipped file!"
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exit $NOTGZIP
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fi
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zcat $1 | more
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# Uses the filter 'more.'
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# May substitute 'less', if desired.
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exit $? # Script returns exit status of pipe.
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# Actually "exit $?" is unnecessary, as the script will, in any case,
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# return the exit status of the last command executed.
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