Pipe 'help' through a pager.
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@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ sub command :Tab(help,wtf,omgwtfbbq) {
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return NEXT if $command !~ /^(?:help|wtf|omgwtfbbq)$/;
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# GNU less(1) and more(1) are a bad choice to present to total newbies who
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# might have no interest in learning to use these surprisingly powerful
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# tools, so I will not accepting patches to use either of those, or to use
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# the PAGER environment variable (because that will typically be set to
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# either one of those by default). For example, typing "v" will excute
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# vi...
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# On the other hand, busybox(1) has a "more" applet that gives the user
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# clear instructions and seems mostly harmless too.
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my $pipe;
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if (open $pipe, "|-", "busybox", "more") {
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select $pipe;
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}
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say "\n${bold}Valid commands:${off}";
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my $width = max(map length s/[<>]//rg, keys %::HELP);
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@ -38,5 +51,8 @@ ${bold}Advanced usage:${off} pass space separated arguments to parameters
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Complete each transaction with ${underline}account${off} (i.e. enter your name).
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END
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select STDOUT;
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close $pipe;
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return ACCEPT;
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}
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