BatMan

#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash

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# Author:   Paul Thiong'o <thioshp@outlook.com>
# Created on:   Tue, 15 Oct 2019 2047
# Machine used: Termux on iTel
# Purpose:  Prettify the display of a man page by piping to `col` then to the `bat` pager.
#
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# Variables

pname=`basename "$0"`
usage="$pname is used to prettify a manual page using bat.\n"
syntax="$pname <COMMAND>\n"
errormsg="ERROR: $pname will exit because you didn't give a command whose man page you wish to view.\n"

# Exit on less than 1 args
if [ $# -lt 1 ];
then
    echo -e "$errormsg";
    echo -e "$usage";
    echo -e "$syntax";
    shift;
else
    # Pipe man's output thru `col` then pipe to `bat` pager
    man "$1" | col -bx | bat --language man


fi