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remove archived
#!/bin/bash
# Script to remove "- archived -" lines and their nested children
# Usage: ./remove_archived.sh input.txt
awk '
BEGIN {
skip = 0
skip_indent = -1
}
{
# Count leading whitespace (tabs/spaces)
match($0, /^[[:space:]]*/)
current_indent = RLENGTH
# Check if line starts with "- archived -" (after whitespace)
if ($0 ~ /^[[:space:]]*- archived -/) {
skip = 1
skip_indent = current_indent
next
}
# If we are skipping and current line has greater indentation, skip it
if (skip == 1 && current_indent > skip_indent) {
next
}
# If we reach a line with equal or less indentation, stop skipping
if (skip == 1 && current_indent <= skip_indent) {
skip = 0
skip_indent = -1
}
# Print the line if not skipping
if (skip == 0) {
print $0
}
}
' "${1:-/dev/stdin}"
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