New style to check command availability

When we don't really care which file implements the needed command (i.e. we don't call it by its full path), we use type to establish availability of the command.

In wifi-menu we add a check for the dialog command and remove potential clearing of relevant error messages.

3 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/netcfg-menu b/scripts/netcfg-menu
index b6aa402..d0db762 100755
--- a/scripts/netcfg-menu
+++ b/scripts/netcfg-menu
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 . /usr/lib/network/network
 
-if [[ ! -x /usr/bin/dialog ]]; then
+if ! type dialog &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Please install 'dialog' to use netcfg-menu"
    exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/pm-utils b/scripts/pm-utils
index 311851f..93ee763 100755
--- a/scripts/pm-utils
+++ b/scripts/pm-utils
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ resume_netcfg() {
 	netcfg all-resume
 }
 
-if [ -x /usr/bin/netcfg ]; then
+if type netcfg > /dev/null; then
 	case "$1" in
 		hibernate|suspend)
 			suspend_netcfg
diff --git a/scripts/wifi-menu b/scripts/wifi-menu
index 96f6de1..1140b85 100755
--- a/scripts/wifi-menu
+++ b/scripts/wifi-menu
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ fi
 if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then
     exit_stderr "This script needs to be run with root privileges"
 fi
+if ! type dialog &> /dev/null; then
+    exit_stderr "Please install 'dialog' to use wifi-menu"
+fi
 
 INTERFACE=${1-$WIRELESS_INTERFACE}
 if [[ -z "$INTERFACE" ]]; then
@@ -245,7 +248,6 @@ case $RETURN in
         report_err "No networks found"
         ;;
     4)  # Unable to create profile
-        clear
         report_err "Could not create a profile for '$CHOICE'"
         ;;
     255)  # ESC or error
@@ -253,7 +255,6 @@ case $RETURN in
         report_err "Aborted"
         ;;
     *)  # Should not happen
-        clear
         report_err "Unexpected return code from dialog: $RETURN"
         RETURN=7
         ;;