dotfiles/.local/bin/scripts/help

#!/bin/sh
# open info-page, man-page or command help
paginate="${PAGER:-less} +Gg"
test "$1" = "-d" && browse=1 && shift
case $1 in
	(zsh|zmv) # https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/19290/zmv-for-zsh-dry-runs-and-man-pages
		for last; do true; done
		# need to install zsh-doc package for info pages
		info --vi-keys "$(test "$last" != zsh && echo "--index-search=$last")" zsh ||
			LESS="$LESS +/^ *$last *\\[" man zshall;;
	(vlc) unbuffer vlc --full-help "${@:2}" | $paginate;;
	(gh|chordpro|bat) unbuffer "$@" --help | $paginate;;
	(caddy|stretchly|go) "$1" help "${@:2}" | $paginate;;
	(*) man "$@" ||
		{ info "$1" -w | grep -v "manpages" && pinfo "$@"; } ||
		if which "$1" >/dev/null; then "$@" --help || "$@" -help 2>&1 | $paginate; fi;;
esac
docs="/usr/share/doc/$1"
if test -d "$docs"; then
	if test -z "$browse"
	then echo "Find more in $docs"
	else
		len() { echo $1 | wc -c; }
		shortest() {
			read shortest
			while read in
			do test $(len $shortest) -gt $(len $in) && shortest=$in
			done
			echo $shortest
		}
		firefox "file://$(find $docs -name index.html | shortest | grep . || find $docs -name $1*.html | shortest)"
	fi
fi