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13:01:45 ~/NOTES/LOG/WEB -3- $ bash -x type.command mail.spam.stats scp _messagerie:/tmp/
+ (( 3 ))
+ searchfor=mail.spam.stats
+ execute=scp
+ shift 2
++ type -t mail.spam.stats
+ commandtype=file
+ [[ file != \f\i\l\e ]]
+++ type mail.spam.stats
++ string.word.last 'mail.spam.stats is /home/ychaouche/SCRIPTS/mail.spam.stats'
/home/ychaouche/SYNCHRO/bin/type.command: line 53: string.word.last: command not found
+ path=
+ path=
+ args=messagerie:/tmp/
++ dirname ''
+ args=messagerie:/tmp/
+ scp messagerie:/tmp/
usage: scp [-12346BCpqrv] [-c cipher] [-F ssh_config] [-i identity_file]
           [-l limit] [-o ssh_option] [-P port] [-S program]
           [[user@]host1:]file1 ... [[user@]host2:]file2
13:03:32 ~/NOTES/LOG/WEB -3- $ type type.command
type.command is hashed (/home/ychaouche/SYNCHRO/bin/type.command)
13:04:19 ~/NOTES/LOG/WEB -3- $ type.cat type.command
#!/bin/bash -i
# we need to be interactive to work with user supplied aliases and functions

# type.command pretty.ip.command cp _ . -> cp /path/to/pretty.ip.command .
# type.command pretty.ip.command chmod +x _ -> chmod +x /path/to/pretty.ip.command
# type.command pretty.ip.command ls -> ls  /path/to/pretty.ip.command
# type.command pretty.ip.command file -> file  /path/to/pretty.ip.command

# type.command net.ip.reputation ls -lh _
#              ----------------- -- -----
#              searchfor          |     |
#                         execute-+     |
#                                        args

#set -x

if ! (($#))
then
    mybasename="$(basename "$0")"
    echo "usage:"
    echo
    echo "    $mybasename command execute args"
    echo
    echo "use _ as a placeholder in args to replace it with the result of type command"
    echo "use % as a placeholder for the path of the command (useful for cp, mv...)"
    echo "examples:"
    echo
    echo "    $mybasename pretty.ip.command cp _ . -> cp /path/to/pretty.ip.command ."
    echo "    $mybasename pretty.prompt mv _ %txt.prompt -> mv /path/to/pretty.prompt /path/to/txt.prompt"
    echo "    $mybasename pretty.ip.command chmod +x _ -> chmod +x /path/to/pretty.ip.command"
    echo "    $mybasename pretty.ip.command ls -> ls  /path/to/pretty.ip.command"
    echo
    exit 1

fi


searchfor="$1"
execute="$2"
shift 2

# is this a command, function, alias or builtin?
commandtype=$(type -t "$searchfor")

if [[ "$commandtype" != "file" ]]
then
    type "$searchfor"
    exit
fi

# type $searchfor returns : "$searchfor is /path/to/file".
# This captures "/path/to/file" in path
path="$(string.word.last "$(type "$searchfor")")"

# take care of the hashed paths
# [[ "$path" =~ \(.*\) ]] && path=${path:1: -1}
path=${path//[()]}

# we need to replace "_" with path
args=${@/_/"$path"}

# and replace any "%" with dirname($path)
args=${args/\%/"$(dirname "$path")/"}

# Print the constructed command
# echo "execute='$execute' args='${args[*]}'"

# Execute the constructed command
"$execute" ${args[*]}
13:04:21 ~/NOTES/LOG/WEB -3- $