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#!/bin/sh
#============================================================================
# SYNOPSIS
#	browser URL
#
# DESCRIPTION
# 	browser opens a specified URL in an already open browser or launches 
#	a new browser if none is currently running. 
#
#	xmotd call browser to open URL then waits for the browser to exit.
#	Hence browser MUST return after opening the specified URL. 
#
# AUTHOR
#   Stuart A. Harvey <sharvey@primenet.com>
#============================================================================

URL=$1
TOOLWAIT=xtoolwait
BROWSER=${BROWSER:-/usr/local/bin/netscape}
REMOTE=-remote

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Direct an open browser to the specified URL 
#

${BROWSER} ${REMOTE} "OpenURL(${URL})"
status=$?

if [ ${status} -ne 0 ]; then
	xtoolwait ${BROWSER} ${URL}
	status=$?
        [ ${status} -ne 0 ] && sleep 3
fi

exit ${status}