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- /*
- * Copyright (c) 1984,1985,1989,1994 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;
- {
- char *helpfile;
- char *cmd;
-
- 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 MSOFTC
- putenv("LESS=-m -H -+E -+s -PmHELP -- ?eEND -- Press g to see it again:Press RETURN for more., or q when done");
- cmd = (char *) ecalloc(strlen(helpfile) + strlen(progname) + 3,
- sizeof(char));
- sprintf(cmd, "-%s %s", progname, helpfile);
- #else
- cmd = (char *) ecalloc(strlen(helpfile) + strlen(progname) + 150,
- sizeof(char));
- sprintf(cmd,
- "-%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
- free(helpfile);
- lsystem(cmd);
- if (!nomsg)
- error("End of help", NULL_PARG);
- free(cmd);
- #endif
- }
-