#!/usr/bin/env bash
# traces a PATH lookup by printing the source, resolution, and any symlinks traversed
# finally, prints the content of the file
echo $1

v=$(which $1)
# this probably doesn't handle paths with spaces
while [ "$(readlink $v || echo $v)" != "$v" ]
do
  # TODO: this doesn't handle relative symlinks
  echo '->' "$v"
  v=$(readlink "$v")
done

echo '->' "$v"
echo ''
case $(file --brief --mime "$v") in
  (*text*)
    cat "$v"
    ;;
  (*)
    echo $(file "$v")
    ;;
esac