meankondo/scripts/config_functions.sh

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##                      Functions used to manipulate configuration files                      ##
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# remove unwanted entries in configuration files (read fromm stdin)
function strip_config {
  tostrip="$1"

  # whether to skip the entry
  skip=0

  # whether this is the first entry
  first_entry=1

  # read file
  while read aline; do
    # if line is a header
    if [[ "$aline" =~ ^#! ]]; then
      # check whether to strip
      for header in $tostrip; do
	if [[ "$aline" = "$header" ]]; then
	  skip=1
	  break
	fi
      done

      # add a '&' separator
      if [[ "$skip" = 0 && "$first_entry" = 0 ]]; then
	echo "&"
      fi
      [[ "$skip" = 0 ]] && first_entry=0
    fi

    # change entry
    if [[ "$aline" = "&" ]]; then
      skip=0
    # write out if not instructed to skip
    elif [[ $skip = 0 ]]; then
      echo "$aline"
    fi

  done
}

# find a config entry in a file (read from stdin)
function find_config_entry {
  header="$1"

  # whether the entry was found
  foundit=0

  # read stdin
  while read aline; do
    # write out if the header was found
    if [[ $foundit = 1 ]]; then
      if [[ "$aline" != "&" ]]; then
	echo "$aline"
      fi
    fi

    # check the header
    if [[ "$aline" = "$header" ]]; then
      foundit=1
    fi

    # new entry
    if [[ "$aline" = "&" ]]; then
      if [[ "$foundit" = 1 ]]; then
	break
      fi
    fi
  done
}