Package url_handler: Information

    Source package: url_handler
    Version: 0.3.1-alt1
    Latest version according to Repology
    Build time:  Nov 24, 2010, 05:04 AM
    Category: Networking/Other
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    License: GPLv2+
    Summary: Opens URLs of common types with dedicated programs
    Description: 
    url_handler can be used as a uniform centralized handler for URLs of
    common types by other programs (e.g., urlview) or human users.
    It has a configurable list of programs dedicated to handling each specific
    URL type: it is initialized to the list of the most popular programs.
    
    Examples:
    
    \#1
    url_handler.sh http://lrn.ru \# open it in a browser
    
    \#2
    url_handler.sh ./manual.html \# view the local file from the working dir

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    url_handler (noarch)

    Maintainer: Dmitry V. Levin


    ACL:
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    Last changed


    Nov. 24, 2010 Dmitry V. Levin 0.3.1-alt1
    - url_handler.sh: added "mailto" type autodetection (closes: #24627).
    - url_handlers: changed mailx mode to XT (closes: #17538).
    - url_handler.sh: treat BROWSER and MAILER environment variables as
      colon-separated lists without necessary full path (closes: #3482).
    Feb. 8, 2008 Dmitry V. Levin 0.3.0-alt2
    - Added serial number to "conflicts" tags.
    March 11, 2007 Dmitry V. Levin 0.3.0-alt1
    - Made /usr/bin/url_handler.sh a regular file.
    - Made /etc/urlview/url_handler.sh a relative symlink to /usr/bin/url_handler.sh.
    - Removed symlink to license.
    - url_handlers:
      + Fixed path to xvt (#10694).
      + Added http_prgs to ftp_prgs.
      + Added konqueror to https_prgs (#4798).
      + Added kmail to mailto_prgs (#4798).
      + Added w3m to https_prgs.
      + Removed netscape from https_prgs.
    - url_handler.sh:
      + Implemented heuristics to recognize local paths (#6062).
      + Fixed error handling of unknown URL and missing handler.
      + Added URL type sanitation.
      + Implemented $BROWSER and $MAILER environment variables support (#3482).
      + Implemented printf(1) format symbols support in handler commands.