#!/usr/local/bin/bash

# delete-line
#
# deletes a single line from some text input
#
# usage: delete-line some-line /some/file
#
# Zoidial, Inc.
# Eric Thern, 2001

if test "$1" = ''
then
echo "Usage:"
echo "delete-line some-line /some/file"
echo "example: ./delete-line ANONYMOUS /var/log/messages"
echo "this will delete all lines that include the word 'ANONYMOUS' in it"
echo ""
else
sed -e "/$1/d" $2 > $2.rplzz
cat $2.rplzz > $2 && rm $2.rplzz
fi