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| # Add this to ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc | |
| explain () { | |
| if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then | |
| while read -p "Command: " cmd; do | |
| curl -Gs "https://www.mankier.com/api/explain/?cols="$(tput cols) --data-urlencode "q=$cmd" | |
| done | |
| echo "Bye!" | |
| elif [ "$#" -eq 1 ]; then | |
| curl -Gs "https://www.mankier.com/api/explain/?cols="$(tput cols) --data-urlencode "q=$1" | |
| else | |
| echo "Usage" | |
| echo "explain interactive mode." | |
| echo "explain 'cmd -o | ...' one quoted command to explain it." | |
| fi | |
| } | |
| # Update 26-03-2015. If using this command gives no output, see if running a simple fetch causes this error: | |
| # $ curl https://www.mankier.com | |
| # curl: (35) Cannot communicate securely with peer: no common encryption algorithm(s). | |
| # If so, try specifying a cipher in the curl commands: curl --ciphers ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha |
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