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0fbc09c9Dominic Ricottone Added core README; dropped one not-so-useful script 2 years ago
                                                                                
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#!/bin/sh

name="whichcat"
version="1.0"
help_message=$(/usr/bin/cat <<-EOF
	Print all lines from a program to the terminal
	Usage: whichcat [PROGRAM ..] [OPTIONS]
	Options:
	 -h, --help     print this message
	 -q, --quiet    suppress error messages
	 -v, --version  print version number and exit
EOF
)

. /usr/local/lib/myminiparse.sh

# loop through input
code=0
for arg; do
  case "$arg" in
  -q|--quiet)
    #ignore these
    ;;

  *)
    # main routine
    target=$(command -v "$arg")
    if [ -z "$target" ]; then
      if [ "$quiet" -eq 0 ]; then
        (>&2 /usr/bin/printf "%s: No such program '%s'\n" "$name" "$arg")
      fi
      code=1
    else
      /usr/bin/cat "$target"
    fi
    ;;
  esac
done

# return stored code
exit "$code"