File: stomp.sh
   1 #!/bin/sh
   2 
   3 # The MIT License (MIT)
   4 #
   5 # Copyright © 2020-2025 pacman64
   6 #
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  23 # SOFTWARE.
  24 
  25 
  26 # stomp [filepaths...]
  27 #
  28 #
  29 # Turn runs of empty lines into single empty lines, effectively squeezing
  30 # paragraphs vertically, so to speak; runs of empty lines both at the start
  31 # and at the end are ignored.
  32 #
  33 # This script also ensures no lines across inputs are accidentally joined,
  34 # since all lines it outputs end with line-feeds, even when the original
  35 # files don't.
  36 
  37 
  38 # handle help options
  39 case "$1" in
  40     -h|--h|-help|--help)
  41         # show help message, using the info-comment from this very script
  42         awk '/^# +stomp /, /^$/ { gsub(/^# ?/, ""); print }' "$0"
  43         exit 0
  44     ;;
  45 esac
  46 
  47 awk '
  48     /^\r?$/ {
  49         empty = 1
  50         next
  51     }
  52 
  53     empty {
  54         if (n > 0) print ""
  55         empty = 0
  56     }
  57 
  58     {
  59         print; fflush()
  60         n++
  61     }
  62 ' "$@"