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+#!/bin/sh
+# This is a wrapper script for lf that allows it to create image previews with
+# ueberzug. This works in concert with the lf configuration file and the
+# lf-cleaner script.
+
+set -e
+
+cleanup() {
+	exec 3>&-
+	rm "$FIFO_UEBERZUG"
+}
+
+if [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ] || [ -n "$SSH_TTY" ]; then
+	lf "$@"
+else
+	[ ! -d "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/lf" ] && mkdir -p "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/lf"
+	export FIFO_UEBERZUG="$XDG_CACHE_HOME/lf/ueberzug-$$"
+	mkfifo "$FIFO_UEBERZUG"
+	ueberzug layer -s <"$FIFO_UEBERZUG" -p json &
+	exec 3>"$FIFO_UEBERZUG"
+	trap cleanup HUP INT QUIT TERM PWR EXIT
+	lf "$@" 3>&-
+fi