file-pager

Pipe to $PAGER by creating a temporary file first.

Why

Some pagers can determine the proper highlighting mode from file extension. Your favorite pager probably can.

Usage

var pager = require('file-pager');
var fs = require('fs');

fs.createReadStream(require.resolve('file-pager'))
  .pipe(pager({ ext: 'js' }, function () {
    console.log('Done.');
  }));

npm run example to open source file for this module with syntax highlighting (if your pager supports it and is configured correctly).

API

pager = require('file-pager')

pager(opts, [done(err)])

Returns a writable stream.

done(err)

Callback invoked when pager is terminated.

opts can specify temporary file name with different levels of granularity.

opts.path

Path to file. This is the only case in which file won't be removed after pager is closed.

stream.pipe(pager({ path: '/file' })) is effectively tee /file | $PAGER.

opts.basename

Base name (last component) to create temporary file with.

opts.ext

File extension to create temporary file with.

Related

• default-pager if you don't need temporary file mediator.

Install

npm install file-pager

License

MIT