/* $OpenBSD: help.c,v 1.5 2003/04/14 14:33:57 millert Exp $ */ /* * Copyright (c) 1984,1985,1989,1994,1995 Mark Nudelman * All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice in the documentation and/or other materials provided with * the distribution. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT * OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR * BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, * WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE * OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN * IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */ /* * Display some help. * Just invoke another "less" to display the help file. * * {{ This makes this function very simple, and makes changing the * help file very easy, but it may present difficulties on * (non-Unix) systems which do not supply the "system()" function. }} */ #include "less.h" extern char *progname; public void help(nomsg) int nomsg; { #ifdef HELPFILE char *helpfile; char *cmd; size_t len; helpfile = find_helpfile(); if (helpfile == NULL) { error("Cannot find help file", NULL_PARG); return; } #if !HAVE_SYSTEM /* * Just examine the help file. */ (void) edit(helpfile); #else /* * Use lsystem() to invoke a new instance of less * to view the help file. */ #if MSDOS_COMPILER putenv("LESS=-m -H -+E -+s -PmHELP -- ?eEND -- Press g to see it again:Press RETURN for more., or q when done"); len = strlen(helpfile) + strlen(progname) + 3; cmd = (char *) ecalloc(len, sizeof(char)); snprintf(cmd, len, "-%s %s", progname, helpfile); #else len = strlen(helpfile) + strlen(progname) + 150; cmd = (char *) ecalloc(len, sizeof(char)); #if OS2 snprintf(cmd, len, "-%s -m -H -+E -+s \"-PmHELP -- ?eEND -- Press g to see it again:Press RETURN for more., or q when done \" %s", progname, helpfile); #else snprintf(cmd, len, "-%s -m -H -+E -+s '-PmHELP -- ?eEND -- Press g to see it again:Press RETURN for more., or q when done ' %s", progname, helpfile); #endif #endif free(helpfile); lsystem(cmd, (char*)NULL); if (!nomsg) error("End of help", NULL_PARG); free(cmd); #endif #else error("Cannot find help file", NULL_PARG); #endif }