diff --git a/bin/compiler b/bin/compiler
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script will compile or run another finishing operation on a document. I
+# have this script run via vim.
+#
+# tex files: Compiles to pdf, including bibliography if necessary
+# md files: Compiles to pdf via pandoc
+# rmd files: Compiles via R Markdown
+# c files: Compiles via whatever compiler is set to cc. Usually gcc.
+# py files: runs via python command
+# go files: compiles and runs with "go run"
+# config.h files: (For suckless utils) recompiles and installs program.
+# all others: run `sent` to show a presentation
+
+file=$(readlink -f "$1")
+dir=$(dirname "$file")
+base="${file%.*}"
+shebang=$(sed -n 1p "$file")
+
+cd "$dir" || exit
+
+textype() { \
+	command="pdflatex"
+	( sed 5q "$file" | grep -i -q 'xelatex' ) && command="xelatex"
+	$command --output-directory="$dir" "$base" &&
+	grep -i addbibresource "$file" >/dev/null &&
+	biber --input-directory "$dir" "$base" &&
+	$command --output-directory="$dir" "$base" &&
+	$command --output-directory="$dir" "$base"
+	}
+
+shebangtest() {
+	case "$shebang" in
+		\#\!*) "$file" ;;
+		*) sent "$file" 2>/dev/null & ;;
+	esac
+}
+
+case "$file" in
+	*\.ms) refer -PS -e "$file" | groff -me -ms -kejpt -T pdf > "$base".pdf ;;
+	*\.mom) refer -PS -e "$file" | groff -mom -kejpt -T pdf > "$base".pdf ;;
+	*\.rmd) echo "require(rmarkdown); render('$file')" | R -q --vanilla ;;
+	*\.tex|*\.latex) textype "$file" ;;
+	#*\.md) pandoc "$file" --pdf-engine=xelatex -o "$base".pdf ;;
+	*\.md) pandoc "$file" -o "$base".pdf ;;
+	*config.h) make && sudo make install ;;
+        *\.c) cc "$file" -o "$base" && "$base" ;;
+	*\.py) python "$file" ;;
+	#*\.go) go run "$file" ;;
+	#*) shebangtest ;;
+esac
diff --git a/bin/opout b/bin/opout
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+#!/bin/sh
+# opout: "open output": A general handler for opening a file's intended output.
+# I find this useful especially running from vim.
+
+basename="${1%.*}"
+
+case "$1" in
+	*.tex|*.md|*.rmd|*.ms|*.me|*.mom) setsid "$READER" "$basename".pdf >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
+	*.html) setsid "$TRUEBROWSER" --new-window "$basename".html >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
+	*.sent) setsid sent "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
+esac