added experimental mdcat

README.md

@@ -42,7 +42,22 @@ source /opt/profile/profile.sh
 It's not recommended to load that profile in `/etc/profile` as users' `.bashrc`
 files might interfere with some aliases and functions defined in profile.
 
-### 2.1. Initial configuration
+### 2.1. Interactive vs non-interactive shells
+
+`profile.sh` detects whether the current shell is interactive.
+
+In interactive shells (typical terminal sessions), profile enables
+interactive-only features such as:
+- aliases from `[aliases]`
+- bash completion scripts from `profile.d/bash-completion/`
+- prompt initialization (`PROMPT_COMMAND` and timer hook)
+- welcome display (`showinfo`) and startup update check (`check_updates -q`)
+
+In non-interactive shells (typical script execution), those features are
+intentionally skipped to avoid side effects and startup noise. Public functions
+remain available after sourcing, so scripts can still call profile helpers.
+
+### 2.2. Initial configuration
 Copy the example configuration file and customise it to your needs:
 ```bash
 cp <installpath>/profile/doc/profile.conf.example <installpath>/profile/profile.conf
@@ -90,6 +105,7 @@ A bar-style prompt showing current time, execution time of the last command
 | `ku` | processes | Kill all processes owned by the given user name or ID |
 | `matrix` | rain | Console screensaver with Matrix-style digital rain (binary, kana, ascii charset) |
 | `mcd` | filefct | Create a directory and immediately move into it |
+| `mdcat` | disp | Render Markdown files in terminal with colors, inline formatting, and framed code blocks |
 | `meteo` | info | Display weather forecast for the configured or given city |
 | `myextip` | net | Get information about your public IP address |
 | `get_pkgmgr` | packages | Detect the active package manager of the running distribution (`apt`, `dnf`, `yum`, `zypper`, `pacman`, `apk`, `portage`, `xbps`, `nix`) |
@@ -132,7 +148,7 @@ apply when unset.
 
 `profile.conf` is listed in `.gitignore` so personal values (API keys, cities,
 compiler flags, …) are never accidentally staged. Start from the annotated
-template at `doc/profile.conf.example` (see [section 2.1](#21-initial-configuration)).
+template at `doc/profile.conf.example` (see [section 2.2](#22-initial-configuration)).
 
 ### 4.1. Core sections
 
@@ -152,7 +168,7 @@ change the default without having to pass flags every time.
 | Key | Default | Description |
 |---|---|---|
 | `TAZ_DEFAULT_FORMAT` | `tar.gz` | Archive format for `taz` (`tar.gz`, `tar.bz2`, `tar.xz`, `zip`, …) |
-| `TAZ_DEFAULT_THREADS` | `0` | Compression threads (0 = auto-detect) |
+| `TAZ_DEFAULT_THREADS` | `auto` | Compression threads (`auto` = runtime CPU count, or explicit positive integer) |
 | `TAZ_DEFAULT_LEVEL` | `6` | Compression level (1–9) |
 | `UTAZ_DEFAULT_DELETE` | `0` | Set to `1` to delete the source archive after extraction |
 | `UTAZ_DEFAULT_DIR_MODE` | `0` | Set to `1` to always extract into a subdirectory |

doc/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ Versions follow `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH-REVISION_STAGE_N` (e.g. `3.99.1-4_rc_1`).
 - `disp` now wraps long messages on terminal width, avoids mid-word splits, and
   aligns continuation lines with the message body after the prefix.
 - `help` now supports `help <command>` and delegates to `<command> --help`.
+- `taz` now supports `-p auto` / `--parallel=auto` to automatically use the
+  runtime CPU count. This mode is now the default via
+  `TAZ_DEFAULT_THREADS=auto`.
+- `taz` keeps backward compatibility with legacy `TAZ_DEFAULT_THREADS=0`
+  values by interpreting `0` as `auto`.
 
 ### Fixed
 - Startup responsiveness improved: `check_updates -q` now uses a short network

doc/FAQ.md

@@ -52,6 +52,33 @@ scripts start with `#!/usr/bin/env bash`.
 
 ---
 
+**Q: Can I use profile functions in scripts?**
+
+Yes. The supported way is to source `profile.sh` from a Bash script:
+```bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source /path/to/profile/profile.sh
+
+taz -p auto -f lz mydir
+```
+You can also source one module directly (for example
+`profile.d/compress.sh`) if you only need a subset of functions.
+
+When you source a module directly, profile configuration parsing/loading from
+`profile.sh` is skipped, so defaults from `profile.conf` are not applied unless
+your script loads them explicitly.
+
+`profile.sh` also detects whether the current shell is interactive. In
+non-interactive shells (typical script execution), interactive-only features
+are intentionally disabled: prompt setup, aliases, welcome/info messages, and
+startup update checks are not enabled.
+
+In all cases, avoid aliases in scripts. Use real commands/functions instead,
+because alias expansion is interactive-shell oriented and can be disabled or
+behave differently in non-interactive execution.
+
+---
+
 **Q: I set `PROFILE_PATH` but profile still can't find its modules.**
 
 `PROFILE_PATH` must be exported *before* you source `profile.sh`:

doc/profile.conf.example

@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ TERM=xterm-256color
 # Supported: lz (default), xz, bz2, gz, lzo, tar, zip, zst
 #TAZ_DEFAULT_FORMAT=lz
 
-# taz: Number of compression threads (0 = auto-detect CPU count).
-#TAZ_DEFAULT_THREADS=0
+# taz: Number of compression threads.
+#   auto — detect CPU count at runtime (default)
+#   N    — explicit positive integer
+#TAZ_DEFAULT_THREADS=auto
 
 # taz: Compression level 1 (fast/large) … 9 (slow/small).
 #TAZ_DEFAULT_LEVEL=6

profile.d/compress.sh

@@ -395,18 +395,32 @@ export -f utaz
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Compress directories or files into one or more archive
-# Usage: taz [option] [--parallel=<n>] [--format=<format>] [directory1 ... directoryN]
+# Usage: taz [option] [--parallel=<n|auto>] [--format=<format>] [directory1 ... directoryN]
 # Options:
 # 	-h, --help	Display that help screen
 # 	-d, --delete	Delete source file or directory after success
 # 	-f, --format	Chose archive format in the given list. If several format are
 # 			given, the smalest is kept
-# 	-p, --parallel	Number of threads to use (if allowed by underlying utility)
+# 	-p, --parallel	Number of threads to use, or 'auto' to use detected CPU count
 # 	-v, --verbose	Display progress where possible
 # 	-q, --quiet	Display less messages (only errors and warnings)
 # 	-1, .., -9	Compression level to use [1=fast/biggest, 9=slow/smallest]
 taz()
 {
+    # Resolve runtime CPU count for --parallel=auto.
+    _taz_detect_cpus()
+    {
+        local cpus=1
+        if command -v nproc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            cpus=$(nproc 2>/dev/null)
+        elif command -v getconf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            cpus=$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN 2>/dev/null)
+        fi
+
+        [[ $cpus =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]] || cpus=1
+        printf "%s\n" "$cpus"
+    }
+
     # shellcheck disable=SC2329
     _doxz()
     {
@@ -537,13 +551,13 @@ taz()
         case "$1" in
         -h|--help)
             printf "taz: archive all files of a directory.\n\n"
-            printf "Usage: taz [option] [--parallel=<n>] [--format=<format>] [directory1 ... directoryN]\n\n"
+            printf "Usage: taz [option] [--parallel=<n|auto>] [--format=<format>] [directory1 ... directoryN]\n\n"
             printf "Options:\n"
             printf "\t-h, --help\tDisplay that help screen\n"
             printf "\t-d, --delete\tDelete source file or directory after success\n"
             printf "\t-f, --format\tChose archive format in the given list. If several format are"
             printf "\t\t\tgiven, the smalest is kept\n"
-            printf "\t-p, --parallel\tNumber of threads to use (if allowed by underlying utility)\n"
+            printf "\t-p, --parallel\tNumber of threads, or 'auto' for runtime CPU count\n"
             printf "\t-v, --verbose\tDisplay progress where possible\n"
             printf "\t-q, --quiet\tDisplay less messages (only errors and warnings)\n"
             printf "\t-1, .., -9\tCompression level to use [1=fast/biggest, 9=slow/smallest]\n\n"
@@ -606,11 +620,20 @@ taz()
         [[ ${#FILES[@]} -eq 0 ]] && FILES=(".")
 
     [[ ! $compform ]]   && compform=${TAZ_DEFAULT_FORMAT:-lz}
-    [[ ! $nproc ]]      && nproc=${TAZ_DEFAULT_THREADS:-1}
+    [[ ! $nproc ]]      && nproc=${TAZ_DEFAULT_THREADS:-auto}
     [[ ! $complevel ]]  && complevel=${TAZ_DEFAULT_LEVEL:-6}
     [[ $verbose -gt 1 && $quiet -gt 1 ]] &&
         disp E "The --verbose and --quiet options can't be used together."
 
+    # Backward compatibility: 0 previously meant auto-detect.
+    [[ $nproc == 0 ]] && nproc=auto
+    if [[ $nproc == auto ]]; then
+        nproc=$(_taz_detect_cpus)
+    elif [[ ! $nproc =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+        disp E "Invalid value for --parallel: '$nproc' (expected auto or a positive integer)."
+        return 1
+    fi
+
     for item in "${FILES[@]}"; do
         local donetar=0
         disp I "Processing $item..."

profile.d/disp.sh

@@ -236,6 +236,478 @@ export -f disp
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Render Markdown files with terminal formatting
+# Usage: mdcat [file]
+mdcat()
+{
+    _mdcat_style_inline()
+    {
+        local text="$1"
+        local bold_on="" italic_on="" code_on="" style_off=""
+        local link_text_on="" link_url_on=""
+
+        if [[ -z $NO_COLOR ]]; then
+            bold_on=$'\e[1m'
+            italic_on=$'\e[3m'
+            code_on="${On_IBlack}${BIWhite}"
+            link_text_on=$'\e[4;96m'
+            link_url_on="$IBlack"
+            style_off="$RESETCOL"
+        fi
+
+        # Apply inline transforms in a safe order: code, links, then emphasis.
+        # This prevents emphasis parsing inside code spans or link URLs.
+        while [[ "$text" =~ \[([^][]+)\]\(([^()]+)\) ]]; do
+            local match="${BASH_REMATCH[0]}"
+            local label="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            local url="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            local before="${text%%"$match"*}"
+            local after="${text#*"$match"}"
+            if [[ "$label" == "$url" ]]; then
+                if [[ -z $NO_COLOR ]]; then
+                    text="${before}${link_text_on}${label}${style_off}${after}"
+                else
+                    text="${before}${label}${after}"
+                fi
+            elif [[ -z $NO_COLOR ]]; then
+                text="${before}${link_text_on}${label}${style_off} ${link_url_on}(${url})${style_off}${after}"
+            else
+                text="${before}${label} (${url})${after}"
+            fi
+        done
+
+        # Style bare URLs without re-matching the same URL forever.
+        # The prefix capture keeps progress monotonic and prevents freeze loops.
+        # Skip this transformation in NO_COLOR mode.
+        if [[ -z $NO_COLOR ]]; then
+            while [[ "$text" =~ (^|[[:space:]\(])(https?://[^[:space:]\)]+) ]]; do
+                local match="${BASH_REMATCH[0]}"
+                local pre="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+                local url="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+                local before="${text%%"$match"*}"
+                local after="${text#*"$match"}"
+                text="${before}${pre}${link_text_on}${url}${style_off}${after}"
+            done
+        fi
+
+        while [[ "$text" =~ \`([^\`]+)\` ]]; do
+            local match="${BASH_REMATCH[0]}"
+            local val="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            local before="${text%%"$match"*}"
+            local after="${text#*"$match"}"
+            text="${before}${code_on}${val}${style_off}${after}"
+        done
+
+        while [[ "$text" =~ \*\*([^*]+)\*\* ]]; do
+            local match="${BASH_REMATCH[0]}"
+            local val="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            local before="${text%%"$match"*}"
+            local after="${text#*"$match"}"
+            text="${before}${bold_on}${val}${style_off}${after}"
+        done
+
+        while [[ "$text" =~ __([^_]+)__ ]]; do
+            local match="${BASH_REMATCH[0]}"
+            local val="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            local before="${text%%"$match"*}"
+            local after="${text#*"$match"}"
+            text="${before}${bold_on}${val}${style_off}${after}"
+        done
+
+        while [[ "$text" =~ \*([^*]+)\* ]]; do
+            local match="${BASH_REMATCH[0]}"
+            local val="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            local before="${text%%"$match"*}"
+            local after="${text#*"$match"}"
+            text="${before}${italic_on}${val}${style_off}${after}"
+        done
+
+        # Match _italic_ only when underscores are outside word-like identifiers.
+        while [[ "$text" =~ (^|[[:space:][:punct:]])_([^[:space:]_][^_]*[^[:space:]_])_([[:space:][:punct:]]|$) ]]; do
+            local match="${BASH_REMATCH[0]}"
+            local pre="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            local val="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            local post="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+            local before="${text%%"$match"*}"
+            local after="${text#*"$match"}"
+            text="${before}${pre}${italic_on}${val}${style_off}${post}${after}"
+        done
+
+        # Unescape Markdown punctuation escapes, such as \<, \>, \_, and \*.
+        while [[ "$text" =~ \\([[:punct:]]) ]]; do
+            local match="${BASH_REMATCH[0]}"
+            local val="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            local before="${text%%"$match"*}"
+            local after="${text#*"$match"}"
+            text="${before}${val}${after}"
+        done
+
+        printf "%s\n" "$text"
+    }
+
+    _mdcat_print_hr()
+    {
+        local cols="${COLUMNS:-}"
+        if [[ -z "$cols" || ! "$cols" =~ ^[0-9]+$ || "$cols" -lt 20 ]]; then
+            cols=$(tput cols 2>/dev/null)
+        fi
+        [[ -z "$cols" || ! "$cols" =~ ^[0-9]+$ || "$cols" -lt 20 ]] && cols=80
+
+        local hr
+        printf -v hr "%*s" "$cols" ""
+        hr="${hr// /-}"
+        if [[ -z $NO_COLOR ]]; then
+            printf "%b%s%b\n" "$IBlack" "$hr" "$RESETCOL"
+        else
+            printf "%s\n" "$hr"
+        fi
+    }
+
+    _mdcat_print_code_block()
+    {
+        local lang="$1"
+        shift
+        local -a lines=("$@")
+
+        local cols="${COLUMNS:-}"
+        if [[ -z "$cols" || ! "$cols" =~ ^[0-9]+$ || "$cols" -lt 20 ]]; then
+            cols=$(tput cols 2>/dev/null)
+        fi
+        [[ -z "$cols" || ! "$cols" =~ ^[0-9]+$ || "$cols" -lt 20 ]] && cols=80
+
+        local max_inner=$((cols - 4))
+        (( max_inner < 16 )) && max_inner=16
+
+        local width=16 line
+        for line in "${lines[@]}"; do
+            local line_len=${#line}
+            (( line_len > width )) && width=$line_len
+        done
+        (( width > max_inner )) && width=$max_inner
+
+        local border
+        printf -v border "+-%*s-+" "$width" ""
+        border="${border// /-}"
+
+        local frame_on="" code_on="" off=""
+        if [[ -z $NO_COLOR ]]; then
+            frame_on="$IBlack"
+            code_on="$BIWhite"
+            off="$RESETCOL"
+        fi
+
+        printf "%b%s%b\n" "$frame_on" "$border" "$off"
+        if [[ -n "$lang" ]]; then
+            local tag="language: $lang"
+            local wrapped_tag
+            wrapped_tag=$(printf "%s" "$tag" | fold -s -w "$width")
+            while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
+                printf "%b| %b%-*s%b |%b\n" "$frame_on" "$code_on" "$width" "$line" "$frame_on" "$off"
+            done <<< "$wrapped_tag"
+            printf "%b%s%b\n" "$frame_on" "$border" "$off"
+        fi
+
+        if [[ ${#lines[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+            printf "%b| %b%-*s%b |%b\n" "$frame_on" "$code_on" "$width" "" "$frame_on" "$off"
+        else
+            for line in "${lines[@]}"; do
+                local wrapped
+                wrapped=$(printf "%s" "$line" | fold -s -w "$width")
+                while IFS= read -r wline || [[ -n "$wline" ]]; do
+                    printf "%b| %b%-*s%b |%b\n" "$frame_on" "$code_on" "$width" "$wline" "$frame_on" "$off"
+                done <<< "$wrapped"
+            done
+        fi
+        printf "%b%s%b\n" "$frame_on" "$border" "$off"
+    }
+
+    _mdcat_print_table()
+    {
+        local -a lines=("$@")
+        local -a table_rows=()
+        local -a col_widths=()
+        local i j ncols=0
+        local sep=$'\x1f'
+
+        _mdcat_parse_table_row()
+        {
+            local input="$1"
+            local line
+            line=$(printf '%s' "$input" | sed -E 's/^[[:space:]]+//; s/[[:space:]]+$//')
+            line="${line#|}"
+            line="${line%|}"
+
+            # Parse Markdown cells using only '|' separators and preserve spaces inside cells.
+            local -a cells=()
+            local cell rest="$line"
+            while :; do
+                if [[ "$rest" == *'|'* ]]; then
+                    cell="${rest%%|*}"
+                    rest="${rest#*|}"
+                else
+                    cell="$rest"
+                    rest=""
+                fi
+                cell=$(printf '%s' "$cell" | sed -E 's/^[[:space:]]+//; s/[[:space:]]+$//')
+                cells+=("$cell")
+                [[ -z "$rest" ]] && break
+            done
+
+            if [[ ${#cells[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+                printf '%s' ""
+                return
+            fi
+
+            local joined="${cells[0]}"
+            for ((j=1; j<${#cells[@]}; ++j)); do
+                joined+="$sep${cells[j]}"
+            done
+            printf '%s' "$joined"
+        }
+
+        # Parse header and data rows, skipping the Markdown separator row.
+        # Width is computed from visible text length with ANSI escapes stripped.
+        for ((i=0; i<${#lines[@]}; ++i)); do
+            (( i == 1 )) && continue
+            local parsed
+            parsed=$(_mdcat_parse_table_row "${lines[i]}")
+            table_rows+=("$parsed")
+
+            local -a row=()
+            IFS="$sep" read -r -a row <<< "$parsed"
+            (( ncols < ${#row[@]} )) && ncols=${#row[@]}
+            for ((j=0; j<${#row[@]}; ++j)); do
+                local vis
+                vis=$(_mdcat_style_inline "${row[j]}")
+                vis=$(printf '%b' "$vis" | sed -E 's/\x1B\[[0-9;]*[mK]//g')
+                local cell_len=${#vis}
+                [[ -z "${col_widths[j]}" ]] && col_widths[j]=0
+                (( col_widths[j] < cell_len )) && col_widths[j]=$cell_len
+            done
+        done
+
+        # Ensure all width slots are initialized before drawing borders.
+        for ((j=0; j<ncols; ++j)); do
+            [[ -z "${col_widths[j]}" ]] && col_widths[j]=0
+        done
+
+        # Draw top border
+        local border="+"
+        for ((j=0; j<ncols; ++j)); do
+            local w=$((col_widths[j]+2))
+            border+="$(printf '%*s' "$w" "" | tr ' ' '-')+"
+        done
+        printf "%b\n" "$IBlack$border$RESETCOL"
+
+        # Print header row
+        local -a header=()
+        IFS="$sep" read -r -a header <<< "${table_rows[0]}"
+        printf "%b|" "$IBlack"
+        for ((j=0; j<ncols; ++j)); do
+            local raw_cell="${header[j]:-}"
+            local styled_cell
+            styled_cell=$(_mdcat_style_inline "$raw_cell")
+            local visible
+            visible=$(printf '%b' "$styled_cell" | sed -E 's/\x1B\[[0-9;]*[mK]//g')
+            local pad=$((col_widths[j] - ${#visible}))
+            (( pad < 0 )) && pad=0
+            printf " %b%b%*s%b |" "$BBlue" "$styled_cell" "$pad" "" "$IBlack"
+        done
+        printf "%b\n" "$RESETCOL"
+
+        # Header separator
+        printf "%b|" "$IBlack"
+        for ((j=0; j<ncols; ++j)); do
+            printf " %s |" "$(printf '%*s' "${col_widths[j]}" "" | tr ' ' '-')"
+        done
+        printf "%b\n" "$RESETCOL"
+
+        # Print data rows
+        for ((i=1; i<${#table_rows[@]}; ++i)); do
+            local -a row=()
+            IFS="$sep" read -r -a row <<< "${table_rows[i]}"
+            printf "%b|" "$IBlack"
+            for ((j=0; j<ncols; ++j)); do
+                local raw_cell="${row[j]:-}"
+                local styled_cell
+                styled_cell=$(_mdcat_style_inline "$raw_cell")
+                local visible
+                visible=$(printf '%b' "$styled_cell" | sed -E 's/\x1B\[[0-9;]*[mK]//g')
+                local pad=$((col_widths[j] - ${#visible}))
+                (( pad < 0 )) && pad=0
+                printf " %b%b%*s%b |" "$RESETCOL" "$styled_cell" "$pad" "" "$IBlack"
+            done
+            printf "%b\n" "$RESETCOL"
+        done
+
+        # Draw bottom border
+        printf "%b\n" "$IBlack$border$RESETCOL"
+    }
+
+    local PARSED
+    PARSED=$(getopt -o h --long help -n 'mdcat' -- "$@")
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2181 # getopt return code is checked immediately after
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        disp E "Invalid options, use \"mdcat --help\" to display usage."
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    eval set -- "$PARSED"
+    while true; do
+        case "$1" in
+            -h|--help)
+                printf "mdcat: Render a Markdown file with terminal formatting.\n"
+                printf "Usage: mdcat [file]\n"
+                printf "If no file is provided, mdcat reads from standard input.\n"
+                return 0
+                ;;
+            --)
+                shift
+                break
+                ;;
+            *)
+                disp E "Invalid option, use \"mdcat --help\" to display options list"
+                return 1
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    if [[ $# -gt 1 ]]; then
+        disp E "Too many arguments. Usage: mdcat [file]"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    local input_file=""
+    if [[ $# -eq 1 ]]; then
+        input_file="$1"
+        if [[ ! -f "$input_file" ]]; then
+            disp E "File not found: $input_file"
+            return 1
+        fi
+        if [[ ! -r "$input_file" ]]; then
+            disp E "File is not readable: $input_file"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    elif [[ -t 0 ]]; then
+        disp E "No input provided. Usage: mdcat [file] or: cat file.md | mdcat"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    local in_code=0 code_lang="" raw line
+    local -a code_lines=()
+    local in_table=0
+    local -a table_lines=()
+    while IFS= read -r raw || [[ -n "$raw" ]]; do
+        line="${raw%$'\r'}"
+
+        # Table detection: line with |, next line with | and ---
+        if [[ $in_table -eq 0 && "$line" =~ ^[[:space:]]*\|.*\|[[:space:]]*$ ]]; then
+            local next
+            IFS= read -r next || true
+            # Accept: | --- | --- | or |:---|---:| etc.
+            if [[ "$next" =~ ^[[:space:]]*\|[[:space:]]*:?[-]+:?([[:space:]]*\|[[:space:]]*:?[ -]+:?)*\|[[:space:]]*$ ]]; then
+                in_table=1
+                table_lines=("$line" "$next")
+                continue
+            fi
+        fi
+        if [[ $in_table -eq 1 ]]; then
+            # Accept table row if it starts and ends with |
+            if [[ "$line" =~ ^[[:space:]]*\|.*\|[[:space:]]*$ && ! "$line" =~ ^[[:space:]]*\|[[:space:]]*:?[-]+:?([[:space:]]*\|[[:space:]]*:?[ -]+:?)*\|[[:space:]]*$ ]]; then
+                table_lines+=("$line")
+                continue
+            else
+                _mdcat_print_table "${table_lines[@]}"
+                in_table=0
+                table_lines=()
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        if [[ $in_code -eq 1 ]]; then
+            if [[ "$line" =~ ^\`\`\` ]]; then
+                _mdcat_print_code_block "$code_lang" "${code_lines[@]}"
+                in_code=0
+                code_lang=""
+                code_lines=()
+            else
+                code_lines+=("$line")
+            fi
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^\`\`\`[[:space:]]*([^[:space:]]*) ]]; then
+            in_code=1
+            code_lang="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            code_lines=()
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^(#{1,6})[[:space:]]+(.*)$ ]]; then
+            local lvl=${#BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+            local title="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            local h_on=""
+            if [[ -z $NO_COLOR ]]; then
+                case "$lvl" in
+                    1) h_on="$BBlue" ;;
+                    2) h_on="$BCyan" ;;
+                    3) h_on="$BGreen" ;;
+                    *) h_on="$BIWhite" ;;
+                esac
+            fi
+            printf "%b%s%b\n" "$h_on" "$title" "$RESETCOL"
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^[[:space:]]*([\-*_])[[:space:]]*\1[[:space:]]*\1[\-*_[:space:]]*$ ]]; then
+            _mdcat_print_hr
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^([[:space:]]*)\>[[:space:]]?(.*)$ ]]; then
+            local quote="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            quote=$(_mdcat_style_inline "$quote")
+            if [[ -z $NO_COLOR ]]; then
+                printf "%s%b|%b %b\n" "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" "$ICyan" "$RESETCOL" "$quote"
+            else
+                printf "%s| %b\n" "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" "$quote"
+            fi
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^([[:space:]]*)[-+*][[:space:]]+(.*)$ ]]; then
+            local item="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            item=$(_mdcat_style_inline "$item")
+            if [[ -z $NO_COLOR ]]; then
+                printf "%s%b*%b %b\n" "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" "$IGreen" "$RESETCOL" "$item"
+            else
+                printf "%s* %b\n" "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" "$item"
+            fi
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^([[:space:]]*)([0-9]+)\.[[:space:]]+(.*)$ ]]; then
+            local nitem="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+            nitem=$(_mdcat_style_inline "$nitem")
+            if [[ -z $NO_COLOR ]]; then
+                printf "%s%b%s.%b %b\n" "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" "$IGreen" "${BASH_REMATCH[2]}" "$RESETCOL" "$nitem"
+            else
+                printf "%s%s. %b\n" "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" "${BASH_REMATCH[2]}" "$nitem"
+            fi
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        printf "%b\n" "$(_mdcat_style_inline "$line")"
+    done < "${input_file:-/dev/stdin}"
+
+    if [[ $in_code -eq 1 ]]; then
+        _mdcat_print_code_block "$code_lang" "${code_lines[@]}"
+    fi
+}
+export -f mdcat
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
 # Load disp section variables
 load_conf disp
 set_colors

profile.d/help.sh

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ help()
     printf "ku\t\tKill all processes owned by the given user name or ID\n"
     printf "matrix\t\tConsole screensaver with Matrix-style digital rain (binary, kana, ascii charset)\n"
     printf "mcd\t\tCreate a directory and immediately move into it\n"
+    printf "mdcat\t\tRender Markdown files in terminal with colors and code frames\n"
     printf "meteo\t\tDisplay weather forecast for the configured or given city\n"
     printf "myextip\t\tGet information about your public IP address\n"
     printf "pkgs\t\tSearch for a pattern in installed package names (dpkg/rpm, supports -i)\n"
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ help()
     printf "utaz\t\tSmartly uncompress archives (zip, tar.gz/bz2/xz/lz, rar, arj, lha, ace, 7z, zst, cpio, cab, deb, rpm)\n"
     printf "ver\t\tDisplay the installed profile version\n\n"
 
-    printf "\nPlease use <command> --help to obtain usage details.\n"
+    printf "\nPlease use <command> --help or help <command> to obtain usage details.\n"
 }
 export -f help
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

profile.sh

@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ if ((BASH_VERSINFO[0] < 4)) || [[ ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 4 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1
     (return 0 2>/dev/null) && return 1 || exit 1
 fi
 
-unset -f _profile_is_sourced _profile_finish _profile_install_in_file _profile_install
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # path* : private functions for PATH variable management
 pathremove()
@@ -408,7 +406,9 @@ if [[ $INTERACTIVE ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Cleanup
-unset pathremove pathprepend pathappend
+unset -f _profile_is_sourced _profile_finish _profile_install_in_file _profile_install
+unset -f parse_conf load_alias load_conf
+unset -f pathremove pathprepend pathappend
 
 #return 0