dotfiles/.local/bin/scripts/b

#!/bin/bash
# [b]rowse - custom ls or bat depending on file type
# Show type & contents of given files or PWD

set -eo pipefail
# gets the last arg or current dir
for last; do true; done
last=${last:-.}

# Elevate permissions if the file exists but is not accessible
test -x "$(dirname $last)" || elevate=sudo
tput setaf 4 && $elevate file -E "$last" | ( grep -v --color=never 'directory$' || true )

case "$($elevate file --dereference --mime "$last")" in
  *inode/directory*) tput sgr0 && $(test -x "$last" || echo "sudo") ls -l --color=always --human-readable --group-directories-first --file-type --dereference-command-line --all "$@" | less -XF;;
  *binary) ;;
  *) $elevate bat --style header --color always "$@" | less -XF
     tput setaf 3 && $elevate stat --format '%A size %sB, birth: %.10w mod %.10y' "$last"
     ;;
esac