On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:06:32AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > Here's a little script I use to move stdin to a file argument: > > -------- > #!/bin/sh > needsterm=false > while getopts th o; do > case "$o" in > t) needsterm=true;; > h) echo >&2 "Usage: $0 [-t] cmd" > exit 1;; > esac > done > shift `expr $OPTIND - 1` > file=`mktemp /tmp/farg.XXXXXX` > cat > $file > if $needsterm; then > `printf "$*" $file` < /dev/tty > else > `printf "$*" $file` > fi > rm $file > -------- > > I call it 'farg'. > > Now you can use mutt's pipe command for any command that accepts a file > argument: > > |farg 'mplayer %s' > > for commands that want stdin to be the terminal, add -t: > > |farg -t 'vim %s' > > -- > Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F > http://chipsquips.com | http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com
Thanks Chip, that worked!
