##############
+#hmmm: this points to an extended functions file being needed; not all of these are core.
+
+ # displays documentation in "md" formatted files.
+ function show_md()
+ {
+ local file="$1"; shift
+ pandoc "$file" | lynx -stdin
+ }
+
+ ##############
+
# just shows a separator line for an 80 column console, or uses the first
# parameter as the number of columns to expect.
function separator()