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- #!/bin/bash
- # This script loads a web page in the 'default' graphical web browser.
- # It MUST return immediately (or soon), so the browser should be
- # launched in the background (thus no text-only browsers).
- # This script does not trust the URL to be well-escaped or shell-safe.
- #
- # On Unixoids we try, in order of decreasing priority:
- # - $BROWSER if set (preferred)
- # - Default GNOME browser
- # - Default KDE browser
- # - x-www-browser
- # - The first browser in $BROWSER_COMMANDS that is found.
- URL="$1"
- if [ -z "$URL" ]; then
- echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") URL"
- exit
- fi
- # restore LD_LIBRARY_PATH from SAVED_LD_LIBRARY_PATH if it exists
- if [ "${SAVED_LD_LIBRARY_PATH+isset}" = "isset" ]; then
- export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${SAVED_LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
- echo "$0: Restored library path to '${SAVED_LD_LIBRARY_PATH}'"
- fi
- # if $BROWSER is defined, use it.
- XBROWSER=`echo "$BROWSER" |cut -f1 -d:`
- if [ ! -z "$XBROWSER" ]; then
- XBROWSER_CMD=`echo "$XBROWSER" |cut -f1 -d' '`
- # look for $XBROWSER_CMD either literally or in PATH
- if [ -x "$XBROWSER_CMD" ] || which $XBROWSER_CMD >/dev/null; then
- # check for %s string, avoiding bash2-ism of [[ ]]
- if echo "$XBROWSER" | grep %s >/dev/null; then
- # $XBROWSER has %s which needs substituting
- echo "$URL" | xargs -r -i%s $XBROWSER &
- exit
- fi
- # $XBROWSER has no %s, tack URL on the end instead
- $XBROWSER "$URL" &
- exit
- fi
- echo "$0: Couldn't find the browser specified by \$BROWSER ($BROWSER)"
- echo "$0: Trying some others..."
- fi
- # Launcher the default GNOME browser.
- if [ ! -z "$GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" ] && which gnome-open >/dev/null; then
- gnome-open "$URL" &
- exit
- fi
- # Launch the default KDE browser.
- if [ ! -z "$KDE_FULL_SESSION" ] && which kfmclient >/dev/null; then
- kfmclient openURL "$URL" &
- exit
- fi
- # List of browser commands that will be tried in the order listed. x-www-browser
- # will be tried first, which is a debian alternative.
- BROWSER_COMMANDS=" \
- x-www-browser \
- chromium-browser \
- firefox \
- mozilla-firefox \
- iceweasel \
- iceape \
- opera \
- epiphany-browser \
- epiphany-gecko \
- epiphany-webkit \
- epiphany \
- mozilla \
- seamonkey \
- galeon \
- dillo \
- netscape"
- for browser_cmd in $BROWSER_COMMANDS; do
- if which $browser_cmd >/dev/null; then
- $browser_cmd "$URL" &
- exit
- fi
- done
- echo '$0: Failed to find a known browser. Please consider setting the $BROWSER environment variable.'
- exit 1
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