cheat-fork-echo/cheat

32 lines
835 B
Python
Executable file

#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import sys
# assemble a keyphrase out of all params passed to the script
keyphrase = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:])
cheat_dir = os.path.expanduser('~') + '/.cheat/'
# 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 = os.listdir(cheat_dir)
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:
with open (cheat_dir + keyphrase, 'r') as cheatsheet:
print cheatsheet.read()
# if it does not, say so
else:
print 'No cheatsheet found.'