cheat-fork-echo/cheat

#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import sys
from cheatsheets import cheat_dir

# assemble a keyphrase out of all params passed to the script
keyphrase = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:])

# verify that the cheat directory exists
if not os.path.isdir(cheat_dir):
  print >> sys.stderr, 'The cheat directory does not exist.'
  exit()

# list the files in the cheat directory
cheatsheets = [f for f in os.listdir(cheat_dir) if '.' not in f]
cheatsheets.sort()

# print help if requested
if keyphrase in ['', 'help', '--help', '-h']:
  print "Usage: cheat [keyphrase]\n"
  print "Available keyphrases:"
  print "\n".join(cheatsheets)
  exit()

# print the cheatsheet if it exists
if keyphrase in cheatsheets:
  cheatsheet_filename = os.path.join(cheat_dir, keyphrase)
  with open(cheatsheet_filename, 'r') as cheatsheet:
    print cheatsheet.read()

# if it does not, say so
else:
  print 'No cheatsheet found.'