Add newline to log HELP for increased readability

Add disclaimer about using bat to README

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5cdc9aec158e71099949eab3154075b8569d6f7..d97b7e83db37051324de0d2d9bdfde8d7b106aae 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ This will run every test in the default configuration.
 
 ### Optional
 
-- [glow](https://repology.org/project/glow/packages) or [bat](https://repology.org/project/bat-cat/packages) for rendering markdown in the terminal
+- [glow](https://repology.org/project/glow/packages) for rendering markdown in the terminal ([bat](https://repology.org/project/bat-cat/packages) can be used as a fallback, but glows output is clearer and therefore recommended)
 - [cabal](https://repology.org/project/cabal/packages) for compiling the helper program for creating configurations
 
 ## Configuration

diff --git a/xdg-ninja.sh b/xdg-ninja.sh
index c7b4ab21d9fcf313a4ad4030a8547c6f70c244dc..d873df2b11d60a0f13b7b6ab19d6d6372d43d886 100755 (executable)
--- a/xdg-ninja.sh
+++ b/xdg-ninja.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ if command -v glow >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
     USE_GLOW=true
 elif command -v bat >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
     USE_BAT=true
+    printf "Glow not found, markdown rendering will be done by bat.\n"
+    printf "Install glow for easier reading & copy-paste.\n"
 else
     printf "Glow or bat not found, markdown rendering not available.\n"
     printf "Output will be raw markdown and might look weird.\n"
-    printf "Install glow or bat for easier reading & copy-paste.\n"
+    printf "Install glow for easier reading & copy-paste.\n"
 fi
 
 unalias -a
@@ -126,11 +128,11 @@ log() {
 
     HELP)
         if $USE_GLOW; then
-            printf "%s" "$HELP" | glow -
+            printf "%s\n" "$HELP" | glow -
         elif $USE_BAT; then
-            printf "%s" "$HELP" | bat -pp -f --language markdown
+            printf "%s\n" "$HELP" | bat -pp -f --language markdown
         else
-            printf "%s" "$HELP"
+            printf "%s\n" "$HELP"
         fi
         ;;