3 # runs the less command but with some additional options.
5 # there is a "code" option (-c) that formats the incoming data as if it were source code before
6 # displaying the output. this works great on files that are actually recognized as source code,
7 # and not so great on other things like simple lists or error output.
10 local code_view_flag="$1"
14 if [ "$code_view_flag" == "-c" ]; then
15 # saw the 'code' flag, which means show the file with source highlighting.
18 # we always pass the raw flag (-r) when in code view mode so special formatting is not lost.
19 # this may not work for some text terminals.
23 # drop the value and emptiness will mean don't show code.
27 if [ ! -z "$code_view_flag" ]; then
28 # establish a pipe for less to see our beloved syntax highlighting.
29 export LESSOPEN="| source-highlight -f esc -o STDOUT -i %s"
32 # run the source highlighter first if needed.
33 /bin/less $EXTRA_OPTIONS "${@}"
38 # now that we have our function, just use it on all the input parameters.
39 # this is done to avoid adding yet another function to the core.