Useful utility functions for bash

utils.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Can be sourced, or just copy the function you need

# Index

# * openremotefile REMOTE FILENAME
#   : Downloads a file from the remote and opens it for viewing on your local machine. Useful when no X/VNC on remote.

openremotefile() {
  REMOTE=$1
  FILENAME=$2
  DIR=/tmp/remotefilecache/
  if [[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]]; then
    OPEN="open"
  elif [[ $(uname) == "Linux" ]]; then
    OPEN="xdg-open"
  fi
  mkdir -p ${DIR}
  pushd ${DIR}
  scp ${REMOTE}:${FILENAME} .
  $OPEN $(basename ${FILENAME})
  popd
}

TODO:
Doesn't hanlde special chars/spaces etc - Quoting.