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Old 09-16-2011
Delete lines in file containing duplicate strings, keeping longer strings

The question is not as simple as the title... I have a file, it looks like this

Code:
<string name="string1">RZ-LED</string>
<string name="string2">2.0</string>
<string name="string2">Version 2.0</string>
<string name="string3">BP</string>

I would like to check for duplicate entries of string2, keeping the longer of two lines...

output would ideally be

Code:
<string name="string1">RZ-LED</string>
<string name="string2">Version 2.0</string>
<string name="string3">BP</string>

Is this possible using GNU tools?
 

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XkbAllocDeviceInfo(3)						   XKB FUNCTIONS					     XkbAllocDeviceInfo(3)

NAME
XkbAllocDeviceInfo - Obtain an XkbDeviceInfoRec structure SYNOPSIS
XkbDeviceInfoPtr XkbAllocDeviceInfo (unsigned int device_spec, unsigned int n_buttons, unsigned int sz_leds); ARGUMENTS
- device_spec device ID with which structure will be used - n_buttons number of button actions to allocate space for - sz_leds number of LED feedbacks to allocate space for DESCRIPTION
XkbAllocDeviceInfo allocates space for an XkbDeviceInfoRec structure and initializes that structure's device_spec field with the device ID specified by device_spec. If n_buttons is nonzero, n_buttons XkbActions are linked into the XkbDeviceInfoRec structure and initialized to zero. If sz_leds is nonzero, sz_leds XkbDeviceLedInfoRec structures are also allocated and linked into the XkbDeviceInfoRec structure. If you request XkbDeviceLedInfoRec structures be allocated using this request, you must initialize them explicitly. To obtain an XkbDeviceLedInfoRec structure, use XkbAllocDeviceLedInfo. STRUCTURES
Information about X Input Extension devices is transferred between a client program and the Xkb extension in an XkbDeviceInfoRec structure: typedef struct { char * name; /* name for device */ Atom type; /* name for class of devices */ unsigned short device_spec; /* device of interest */ Bool has_own_state; /* True=>this device has its own state */ unsigned short supported; /* bits indicating supported capabilities */ unsigned short unsupported; /* bits indicating unsupported capabilities */ unsigned short num_btns; /* number of entries in btn_acts */ XkbAction * btn_acts; /* button actions */ unsigned short sz_leds; /* total number of entries in LEDs vector */ unsigned short num_leds; /* number of valid entries in LEDs vector */ unsigned short dflt_kbd_fb; /* input extension ID of default (core kbd) indicator */ unsigned short dflt_led_fb; /* input extension ID of default indicator feedback */ XkbDeviceLedInfoPtr leds; /* LED descriptions */ } XkbDeviceInfoRec, *XkbDeviceInfoPtr; typedef struct { unsigned short led_class; /* class for this LED device*/ unsigned short led_id; /* ID for this LED device */ unsigned int phys_indicators; /* bits for which LEDs physically present */ unsigned int maps_present; /* bits for which LEDs have maps in maps */ unsigned int names_present; /* bits for which LEDs are in names */ unsigned int state; /* 1 bit => corresponding LED is on */ Atom names[XkbNumIndicators]; /* names for LEDs */ XkbIndicatorMapRec maps; /* indicator maps for each LED */ } XkbDeviceLedInfoRec, *XkbDeviceLedInfoPtr; SEE ALSO
XkbAllocDeviceLedInfo(3) X Version 11 libX11 1.3.2 XkbAllocDeviceInfo(3)
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