lix/misc/zsh/run-help-nix

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emulate -L zsh
# run-help is a zsh widget that can be bound to a key. It mainly looks up the
# man page for the currently typed in command.
#
# Although run-help works for any command without requiring special support,
# it can only deduce the right man page based solely on the name of the
# command. Programs like Nix provide better integration with run-help by
# helping zsh identify Nix subcommands and their corresponding man pages. This
# is what this function does.
#
# To actually use run-help on zsh, place the following lines in your .zshrc:
#
# (( $+aliases[run-help] )) && unalias run-help
# autoload -Uz run-help run-help-nix
#
# Then also assign run-help to any key of choice:
#
# bindkey '^[h' run-help
while [[ "$#" != 0 && "$1" == -* ]]; do
shift
done
local -a subcommands; subcommands=( nix3 )
local arg
for arg in "$@"; do
if man -w "${(j:-:)subcommands}-$arg" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
subcommands+="$arg"
else
break
fi
done
if (( $#subcommands > 1 )); then
man "${(j:-:)subcommands}"
else
man nix
fi
return $?