archive xdg-open wrapper, at least for now

In light of 0375c8aa, I am unsure whether or not we still need this.

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diff --git a/archive/bin/xdg-open b/archive/bin/xdg-open
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Deal with the fact that xdg-open likes to fork bomb under i3.  Idea
+# to bypass system xdg-open in this way from here:
+# https://drewdevault.com/2019/12/30/dotfiles.html
+
+case "${1%%:*}" in
+    http|https)
+        exec firefox --new-window "$1"
+        ;;
+    *.pdf|*.PDF)
+        exec evince "$1"
+        ;;
+    *.xlsx)
+        exec soffice "$1"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        exec /usr/bin/xdg-open "$@"
+        ;;
+esac