viper: bash vipe implementation

README.md

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ will create the symbolic link for each script in the \<path> directory.
 - [fsz](fsz) adjusts console font size.
 - [hr](hr) displays horizontal rule with current time.
 - [vcat](vcat) displays file content with [syntax highlighting](https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/) (see also [bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat)).
+- [viper](viper) is a simple alternative to viper from [moreutils](https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/) package which can be used with custom vim parameters.
 
 ## Audio
 

viper

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# (c) https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10686183/pipe-vim-buffer-to-stdout/10686830#10686830
+
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp /tmp/viper.XXXXXXXX)
+cat > "$TMPFILE"
+$EDITOR "$@" "$TMPFILE" < /dev/tty > /dev/tty
+cat "$TMPFILE"
+\rm -f "$TMPFILE"
+