#!/usr/bin/ruby # # Copyright 2009 Matthew Eernisse (mde@fleegix.org) # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. # # This is a sample script for stripping the copious comments # from Olson timezone data files. # if ARGV.length == 0 print "Usage: strip_comments.rb /path/to/input/file\n" exit else path = ARGV[0] end t = File.read(path) t.gsub!(/^#.*\n/, '') t.gsub!(/^\n/, '') print t