striplog


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#!/usr/bin/python
#
# striplog -- strip leading lines from logs
#
# striplog -1 strips the first line only.
# striplog with no option strips all leading lines beginning with #
#
import getopt, sys

firstline = False
(options, argumwnts) = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "1")
for (switch, val) in options:
    if (switch == '-1'):
        firstline = True

if firstline:
    sys.stdin.readline()
else:
    while True:
        line = sys.stdin.readline()
        if line[0] != '#':
            break
    sys.stdout.write(line)

sys.stdout.write(sys.stdin.read())