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+#/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (c) 2018 The University of Sheffield. All rights reserved.
+#               2018 The University of Paris-Sud. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+#    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#    distribution.
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+# BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+# LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+# CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+# ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+#
+# DESCRIPTION: prepare session root directory with DOF setup
+
+## diagnostics
+
+PRG="$(basename "$0")"
+
+function usage()
+{
+  echo
+  echo "Usage: isabelle $PRG [OPTIONS] [DIR]"
+  echo
+  echo "  Options are:"
+  echo "    -d           enable document preparation"
+  echo "    -n NAME      alternative session name (default: DIR base name)"
+  echo
+  echo "  Prepare session root DIR (default: current directory)."
+  echo
+  exit 1
+}
+
+function fail()
+{
+  echo "$1" >&2
+  exit 2
+}
+
+
+## process command line
+
+# options
+
+DOC=""
+NAME=""
+
+while getopts "n:d" OPT
+do
+  case "$OPT" in
+    d)
+      DOC="true"
+      ;;
+    n)
+      NAME="$OPTARG"
+      ;;
+    \?)
+      usage
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+shift $(($OPTIND - 1))
+
+
+# args
+
+if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
+  DIR="."
+elif [ "$#" -eq 1 ]; then
+  DIR="$1"
+  shift
+else
+  usage
+fi
+
+
+[ -z "$NAME" ] && NAME="$(basename "$(cd "$DIR"; pwd -P)")"
+
+if [ "$DOC" = true ]; then
+  $ISABELLE_TOOL mkroot -d -n "$NAME"
+  TITLE=$(echo "$NAME" | tr _ - | tr -d '\\')
+  AUTHOR=$(echo "By $USER" | tr _ - | tr -d '\\')
+  cp "$ISABELLE_HOME_USER/DOF/document-template"/* document/
+  sed -i -e "s/<AUTHOR>/$AUTHOR/" -e "s/<TITLE>/$TITLE/" document/root.tex
+else
+    $ISABELLE_TOOL mkroot -n "$NAME"
+fi