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+;;;; util.lisp
+
+(in-package :oneliners.cli)
+
+(defun make-temp-file-name ()
+  "Simply makes a file name for a temp file. Uses
+UIOP:TEMPORARY-DIRECTORY for the directory."
+  (namestring
+   (merge-pathnames (format nil "~a~a" (gensym "oneliners") (get-universal-time))
+                    (uiop:temporary-directory))))
+
+
+(defun string-from-editor (&optional contents)
+  (let ((filename (make-temp-file-name)))
+    (when contents (a:write-string-into-file  contents filename :if-exists :supersede))
+    (unwind-protect 
+         (magic-ed:magic-ed filename :eval nil :output :string)
+      (uiop:delete-file-if-exists filename))))
+
+
+(defun executable-on-system-p (name)
+  "A hack that heuristically determines whether or not an executable
+with the provided name is on the system. It is not perfect. It
+consults the environment PATH, and looks for the command in any of
+the directories that appear in the value of that variable."
+  #+unix
+  (loop for path in (str:split ":" (uiop:getenv "PATH"))
+        for directory = (cons :absolute
+                              (cdr (str:split "/" path)))
+          thereis (uiop:file-exists-p
+                   (make-pathname :name name :directory directory))))
+
+(defun print-to-file (printable-object pathname &optional (if-exists :supersede))
+  "Prints an object to a file, ensuring that the containing directory exists first."
+  (ensure-directories-exist pathname)
+  (with-open-file (out pathname :direction :output :if-exists if-exists)
+    (print printable-object out)))