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+#!/bin/sh
+# To open local file:// links from recoll-webui in Opera:
+#
+# 1. Save this file somewhere in your PATH (eg. /usr/local/bin)
+# 2. Go to Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Programs > Add
+# 3. In "Protocol" field enter "local-file"
+# 4. Select "Open with other application" and enter 'opera-open.sh'
+# 5. In recoll webui settings replace all 'file://' with 'local-file://'
+
+HANDLER="opera"
+PROTOCOL="local-file:\/\/"
+REPLACEMENT="file:\/\/localhost"
+URL=`echo $@ | sed -e "s/$PROTOCOL/$REPLACE/"`
+$HANDLER "$URL"