rofi-search-man-page.sh

#!/bin/bash

DEFAULT_TERMINAL="kitty"

# Function to display error messages
display_error() {
	notify-send "Error" "$1" --icon=dialog-error
}

search_query=$(rofi -dmenu -p "MAN Search: ")

if [ -n "$search_query" ]; then
	# Temporarily redirect stderr to /dev/null to prevent system error messages
	# We'll handle errors manually instead
	if ! man -w "$search_query" &>/dev/null; then
		# If man returns a non-zero exit status, the page doesn't exist
		display_error "No manual entry for $search_query"
	else
		# If man returns success (0 exit status), display the page
		notify-send "Search for $search_query ..."
		# It's a good idea to use 'sh -c' to ensure the entire command is executed in the shell
		"$DEFAULT_TERMINAL" sh -c "man '$search_query' || read -p 'Press enter to continue...'"
	fi
fi