[Cialug] Display file contents either with less or cat based on number of lines

[Paul Gray]

On 10/25/2011 09:21 AM, Scott Prader wrote:
> Could probably write a wrapper for cat (maybe call it dog) and have it
> reference /etc/mine.types and/or the file command so that once it
> understands the 'scent' of the file, it will know how to process the
> file based off of the preferred application for it.  For instance, if
> you ran the command:
>
> dog kitty.jpg
>
> , it should know to figure out that it's an image file (file kitty.jpg),
> check the environment (is ${DISPLAY} set?), figure out which application
> to use (cross reference with mime.types depending on the environment),
> and run the appropriate command to display the image.

On a Mac, isn't this just the "open" command?

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