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authorV3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org>2018-07-14 21:03:06 +0100
committerV3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org>2018-07-14 21:03:06 +0100
commit8376ef56580626e9c0f796d5b85b53a0a1c7d5f5 (patch)
tree7681bbd4e8b05407772df40a4bf04cbbc8afc3fa /app-text/manpager/files
parent30a9caf154332f12ca60756e1b75d2f0e3e1822d (diff)
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+/*
+ * Wrapper to help enable colorized man page output.
+ * Only works with PAGER=less
+ *
+ * https://bugs.gentoo.org/184604
+ * https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/108699/documentation-on-less-termcap-variables
+ *
+ * Copyright 2003-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+ * Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define COLOR(c, b) "\e[" #c ";" #b "m"
+
+#define _SE(termcap, col) setenv("LESS_TERMCAP_" #termcap, col, 0)
+#define SE(termcap, c, b) _SE(termcap, COLOR(c, b))
+
+static int usage(void)
+{
+ puts(
+ "manpager: display man pages with color!\n"
+ "\n"
+ "Usage:\n"
+ "\texport MANPAGER=manpager\n"
+ "\tman man\n"
+ "\n"
+ "To control the colorization, set these env vars:\n"
+ "\tLESS_TERMCAP_mb - start blinking\n"
+ "\tLESS_TERMCAP_md - start bolding\n"
+ "\tLESS_TERMCAP_me - stop bolding\n"
+ "\tLESS_TERMCAP_us - start underlining\n"
+ "\tLESS_TERMCAP_ue - stop underlining\n"
+ "\tLESS_TERMCAP_so - start standout (reverse video)\n"
+ "\tLESS_TERMCAP_se - stop standout (reverse video)\n"
+ "\n"
+ "You can do so by doing:\n"
+ "\texport LESS_TERMCAP_md=\"$(printf '\\e[1;36m')\"\n"
+ "\n"
+ "Run 'less --help' or 'man less' for more info"
+ );
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ if (argc == 2 && (!strcmp(argv[1], "-h") || !strcmp(argv[1], "--help")))
+ return usage();
+
+ /* Blinking. */
+ SE(mb, 5, 31); /* Start. */
+
+ /* Bolding. */
+ SE(md, 1, 34); /* Start. */
+ SE(me, 0, 0); /* Stop. */
+
+ /* Underlining. */
+ SE(us, 4, 36); /* Start. */
+ SE(ue, 0, 0); /* Stop. */
+
+#if 0
+ /* Standout (reverse video). */
+ SE(so, 1, 32); /* Start. */
+ SE(se, 0, 0); /* Stop. */
+#endif
+
+ argv[0] = getenv("PAGER") ? : "less";
+ execvp(argv[0], argv);
+ perror("could not launch PAGER");
+ return 1;
+}