gx

#!/usr/bin/env sh
# vim: ft=sh ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 et :

# Open a file using $EDITOR or xdg-open
gx() {
    # $@: files to open
    if ! command -v file >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        echo "file executable not found" >&2
        return 1
    fi

    # Create temporary files to store file lists
    text_files=$(mktemp)
    other_files=$(mktemp)
    trap 'rm -f "$text_files" "$other_files"' EXIT

    # Categorize files based on their type
    for file in "$@"; do
        if file -b "$file" | grep -qE 'text|empty'; then
            printf '%s\n' "$file" >>"$text_files"
        else
            printf '%s\n' "$file" >>"$other_files"
        fi
    done

    # Handle non-text files with xdg-open
    if command -v xdg-open >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        while read -r file; do
            xdg-open "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1
        done <"$other_files"
    elif [ -s "$other_files" ]; then
        echo "xdg-open not found, omit opening files:" >&2
        cat "$other_files" >&2
    fi

    # Handle text files with $EDITOR
    if [ -s "$text_files" ]; then
        if command -v "$EDITOR" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
            # Use xargs to handle multiple files
            xargs "$EDITOR" <"$text_files"
        else
            echo "\$EDITOR not found, omit opening files:" >&2
            cat "$text_files" >&2
        fi
    fi
}

gx "$@"