#!/bin/bash cr_date=04/30/05 # Never change this. rev_date=04/30/05 # Change this when you revise. # # PURPOSE OF PROGRAM: # Opening Wikipedia encyclopedia from the command line to a particular topic # # HISTORY OF SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS: # # SET VARIABLES: user=$HOME base_prog=`basename $0` dsply_prog=$user/ipms_bin/dsply # Example: $dsply_prog lchain or llclasp # # ERROR CHECKING: Check if arguments are valid. argscheck=`echo "$#"` arguments=`echo "$*"` if [ "$argscheck" -eq 0 ] then echo "Usage: $0 topic_to_search_for in Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) community driven encyclopedia" exit fi # # PROGRAM STARTS: open http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=$(echo $@ | sed 's/\ /+/g') # Last line of program: echo "%% $base_prog last revised $rev_date. Created $cr_date %%"