#!/bin/sh # Some optional functions in LARBS require programs not installed by default. I # use this little script to check to see if a command exists and if it doesn't # it informs the user that they need that command to continue. This is used in # various other scripts for clarity's sake. for x in "$@";do notify() { notify-send "📦 $x" "must be installed for this function." && exit 1 ;} which_out="$( /usr/bin/which "$x" >/dev/null 2>&1 )" && exit 0 #you might have compiled the prog, and not install the repo pkg... pkgname="$(pacman -Qqo "$which_out" >/dev/null 2>&1 )" #...thats why two variables. pacman -Qq "$pkgname" >/dev/null 2>&1 || notify done