# find_working: Find a version of some tool in the PATH which actually runs.
# Usage: find_working [options] <prog>
# Options: -a <args> Use arguments to test executable files. Default --help.
+# -A Don't test arguments to executable files.
# -q Don't print path to prog. Just exit 0 if found.
# -x Don't try to execute unreadable files. Assume success.
# -X Don't try to execute unreadable files. Assume failure.
args="-h -? --help"
quiet=0
unreadable=
-while getopts ":a:qxX" opt; do
+while getopts ":a:AqxX" opt; do
case $opt in
a) args="$OPTARG";;
+ A) args="";;
q) quiet=1;;
x) unreadable=0;;
X) unreadable=1;;
if [ -z "$prog" ]; then
echo >&2 "Usage: find_working [options] <prog>"
echo >&2 "Options: -a <args> Use arguments to test executable files. Default --help."
+ echo >&2 " -A Don't test arguments to executable files."
echo >&2 " -q Don't print path to prog. Just exit 0 if found."
echo >&2 " -x Don't try to execute unreadable files. Assume success."
echo >&2 " -X Don't try to execute unreadable files. Assume failure."
[ -x "$path/$prog" ] || continue
if [ -r "$path/$prog" ]; then
- ldd "$path/$prog" 2>/dev/null | grep "not found" >/dev/null && continue
+ if [ -n "$args" ]; then
+ "$path/$prog" $args 2>&1 | grep " $prog " >/dev/null || continue
+ else
+ ldd "$path/$prog" 2>/dev/null | grep "not found" >/dev/null && continue
+ fi
ret="$path/$prog"
break
elif [ -z "$unreadable" ]; then