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  1. #!/usr/local/bin/zsh
  3. # match-man
  4. # Manual page matching.
  5. # assumes options NULLGLOB and EXTENDEDGLOB are set.
  7. # variables used in this shell. bigdirs and lildirs are in a subshell.
  8. local section arg line
  10. # read command line.
  11. read -Ac line
  13. # guess manual section. This could be fooled by other options, but
  14. # ought to be fairly robust.
  15. for arg in $line
  16. do
  17. if [[ "$arg" = ([1-9nlo]|[1-9](|[a-z])) ]]
  18. then
  19. section=$arg
  20. break
  21. fi
  22. done
  24. # form reply list from elements in $MANPATH.
  25. reply=($(
  26. # check if manpath is already set.
  27. if [[ -z "$MANPATH" ]]
  28. then
  29. # set manpath - in path:path:path form, and use it in (path path path) form.
  30. MANPATH=$(manpath)
  31. fi
  32. for bigdirs in $manpath
  33. do
  34. if [[ -z "$section" ]]
  35. then
  36. # no section specified, look in them all.
  37. for lildirs in $bigdirs/(man|cat)?(/N)
  38. do
  39. echo $lildirs/$1*$2.([1-9nlo]|[1-9](|[a-z]))(N:r:t) \
  40. $lildirs/$1*$2.([1-9nlo]|[1-9](|[a-z])).(gz|z|Z)(N:r:r:t)
  41. done
  42. else
  43. # section given, only search that one.
  44. echo $bigdirs/(man|cat)$section[1]/$1*$2.$section(|[a-z])(N:r:t) \
  45. $bigdirs/(man|cat)$section[1]/$1*$2.$section(|[a-z]).(gz|z|Z)(N:r:r:t)
  46. fi
  47. done
  48. ))