#!/bin/sh

#
# This is trivial short cut around cat and ls.
# It's a combination cat/ls/cd command.
# If the first argument is a file it will cat the file.
# If the first argument is a dir it will ls the file.
# if there is a second argument it will be treated as a command to
# run on the first argument -- this swaps the normal order of
# function and arguments.
#
# Strange? Yes, but I found that it fits my brain. When I type a long
# path looking for a file in a directory I often change my mind and
# decide that I actually want some other command. You could just press
# ctrl-A and then change the function, but somehow I found my brain
# wanting this reverse notation instead. It's kind of like RPN.
#

CAT="$(which cat)"
LS="$(which ls) -la"
PATH_TARGET="$1"
if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
    shift
    COMMAND="$1"
    echo $#
    if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
        shift
    fi
    eval "${COMMAND}" "${PATH_TARGET}" "$@"
    exit $?
elif [ -d "${PATH_TARGET}" ]; then
    ${LS} ${LS_OPTIONS} "${PATH_TARGET}"
    exit $?
else
    ${CAT} "${PATH_TARGET}"
    exit $?
fi

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