cheat.sh - The only cheat sheet you need

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#!/bin/env bash

cheat='curl -s cheat.sh'
menu='fzf --reverse'
pager='less -R -c'
cachefile_max_age_hours=6

# Path to temporary cache file. If your Linux system does not support /dev/shm
# or if you are on MacOS, then change the path to your liking:
cachefile='/dev/shm/cheatlist'      # GNU+LINUX
# cachefile="${TMPDIR}/cheatlist"   # MacOS/Darwin

# Download list file and cache it.
listing () {
    if [ -f "${cachefile}" ]
    then
        local filedate=$(stat -c %Y -- "${cachefile}")
        local now=$(date +%s)
        local age_hours=$(( (now - filedate) / 60 / 60 ))
        if [[ "${age_hours}" > "${cachefile_max_age_hours}" ]]
        then
            ${cheat}/:list > "${cachefile}"
        fi
    else
        ${cheat}/:list > "${cachefile}"
    fi
    cat -- "${cachefile}"
}

case "${1}" in
    '')
        if selection=$(listing | ${menu})
        then
            ${cheat}/"${selection}" | ${pager}
        fi
        ;;
    '-h')
        ${cheat}/:help | ${pager}
        ;;
    '-l')
        listing
        ;;
    *)
        ${cheat}/${@} | ${pager}
        ;;
esac

I want to give a special thanks to the r/bash community. This little script is shaped strongly by the suggestions made at https://www.reddit.com/r/bash/comments/13xz1kc/the_only_cheat_sheet_you_need/ .

This case statement would allow the script to work on MacOS as well as Linux.

case "$(uname -o)" in
    GNU/Linux)  cachefile='/dev/shm/cheatlist'  ;;
    Darwin)     cachefile="$TMPDIR/cheatlist" ;;
    *)          echo "Unsupported OS"; exit 1 ;;
esac

Thank you for the suggestion. I actually would like to avoid additional checks that are always true for the current user. The variables are intended to be changed for the environment and user needs, like an option. So I will add a comment and a line ready to uncomment instead. I prefer this approach. I hope this is a good enough compromise.