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[Lee Forrest <lforrestster AT gmail.com>]

#!/bin/sh

# bmore.sh

# usage: bmore.sh file1 file2 file3...

# this simple script makes more more usable, for people who don't
# want to mess with a large and complex pager like less with
# the option to edit and search the file you are displaying - I
# assume that your editor has search capababilities and can take
# a list of files

# I have this script aliased to "more"

# the screen doesn't clear when you exit the script becuase
# this gives you the option of using the screen memory
# (Shift-PageUp/PageDown) to access more of the document with the
# commandline at your disposal

# if necessary, change this to your favorite editor:

editor=/usr/bin/nvi

/bin/more "$@"

while : ;  do 
echo
read -p "[p]age [e]dit-search [q]uit :" choice
case "$choice" in
"p") /bin/more "$@" ;;
"e") $editor "$@" ;;
"q") exit ;;
*) continue ;;
esac
done

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Lee

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