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  1. #!/bin/sh
  2. #
  3. # Man2hmtl interface to a live (already running) netscape browser.
  4. # 
  5. # Michael Hamilton <michael@actrix.gen.nz>, Apr 1996
  6. #
  7. # Usage examples:
  8. #        man 1                  - section 1 index
  9. #        man 3 intro            - section 3 name+description index
  10. #        man 1 lpr              - man page for lpr
  11. #        man -k editor          - search
  12. #
  13. function nsfunc () {
  14.     if ( /bin/ps -xc | grep -q 'netscape$' ) ; then
  15.         if [ -x  netscape-remote ] ; then
  16.             exec netscape-remote  -remote "openURL($1,new_window)"
  17.         else
  18.             exec netscape -remote "openURL($1,new_window)"
  19.         fi
  20.     else
  21.         netscape $1 &
  22.     fi
  23. }
  24.  
  25. if [ $# = 2 ] ; then
  26.     case "$1" in
  27.       -k)
  28.           nsfunc "http:/cgi-bin/mansearch?$2"
  29.           ;;
  30.       *)
  31.           if [ $2 = 'intro' ] ; then
  32.         nsfunc "http:/cgi-bin/manwhatis?$1"
  33.           else
  34.         nsfunc "http:/cgi-bin/man2html?$2+$1"
  35.           fi
  36.           ;;
  37.     esac
  38. else
  39.     case "$1" in
  40.       1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8)
  41.           nsfunc "http:/cgi-bin/mansec?$1"
  42.           ;;
  43.       *)
  44.           nsfunc "http:/cgi-bin/man2html?$1"
  45.           ;;
  46.     esac
  47. fi
  48.     
  49.