dotfiles/.local/bin/scripts/help

#!/bin/sh
# open info-page, man-page or command help
# depends: unbuffer
# optdepends: highlight(dotfiles)
paginate="${PAGER:-less} +Gg"
test "$1" = "-d" && browse=1 && shift
# TODO resolve aliases in 'h' alias
# TODO call 'wh' on scripts instead
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;;
	(gh|chordpro|bat|pdfjam|reflector|topgrade|r128gain) unbuffer "$@" --help | $paginate;;
	(caddy|stretchly|go) "$1" help "${@:2}" | $paginate;;
	(plantuml) unbuffer "$@" -help | $paginate;;
	(vlc) unbuffer vlc --full-help "${@:2}" | $paginate;;
	(kdeconnect*) kdeconnect-cli --help-all "${@:2}" | $paginate;;
	(pandoc) man pandoc; highlight "Extensions" && pandoc --list-extensions | paste -s -d' ';;
	(swaymsg) test $# -gt 1 && man sway "${@:2}" || man swaymsg;;
	(swaymsg-*) man sway "${1#swaymsg-}";;
	(*) man "$@" ||
		{ info "$1" -w | grep -v "manpages" && pinfo "$@"; } ||
		if which "$1" >/dev/null
		then "$@" --help || echo $? == 1 && "$@" -help || echo $? == 1 && "$@" -h 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