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Old 04-27-2020
Find a block of text and if a certain keyword exists, remove another block of text within that block

Platform: CentOS Linux
Language: Shell

Hello. So I have a text file named goob, containing the following contents:
Code:
		function-a()=""
                {
			type=scythe
			value-b=true
			{
				under="false"{}
			}
		}
		function-b()=""
                {
			type=hook
			value-b=true
			{
				under="false"{}
			}
		}
		function-c()=""
                {
			type=scythe
			value-b=true
			{
				under="false"{}
			}
		}

What needs to happen is for all functions with type "scythe", I need to remove the whole block of their value-b such that the result would be
Code:
		function-a()=""
                {
			type=scythe
		}
		function-b()=""
                {
			type=hook
			value-b=true
			{
				under="false"{}
			}
		}
		function-c()=""
                {
			type=scythe
		}

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Last edited by pulpwilkes; 04-28-2020 at 12:19 AM..
 

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erl_internal(3erl)					     Erlang Module Definition						erl_internal(3erl)

NAME
erl_internal - Internal Erlang Definitions DESCRIPTION
This module defines Erlang BIFs, guard tests and operators. This module is only of interest to programmers who manipulate Erlang code. EXPORTS
bif(Name, Arity) -> bool() Types Name = atom() Arity = integer() Returns true if Name/Arity is an Erlang BIF which is automatically recognized by the compiler, otherwise false . guard_bif(Name, Arity) -> bool() Types Name = atom() Arity = integer() Returns true if Name/Arity is an Erlang BIF which is allowed in guards, otherwise false . type_test(Name, Arity) -> bool() Types Name = atom() Arity = integer() Returns true if Name/Arity is a valid Erlang type test, otherwise false . arith_op(OpName, Arity) -> bool() Types OpName = atom() Arity = integer() Returns true if OpName/Arity is an arithmetic operator, otherwise false . bool_op(OpName, Arity) -> bool() Types OpName = atom() Arity = integer() Returns true if OpName/Arity is a Boolean operator, otherwise false . comp_op(OpName, Arity) -> bool() Types OpName = atom() Arity = integer() Returns true if OpName/Arity is a comparison operator, otherwise false . list_op(OpName, Arity) -> bool() Types OpName = atom() Arity = integer() Returns true if OpName/Arity is a list operator, otherwise false . send_op(OpName, Arity) -> bool() Types OpName = atom() Arity = integer() Returns true if OpName/Arity is a send operator, otherwise false . op_type(OpName, Arity) -> Type Types OpName = atom() Arity = integer() Type = arith | bool | comp | list | send Returns the Type of operator that OpName/Arity belongs to, or generates a function_clause error if it is not an operator at all. Ericsson AB stdlib 1.17.3 erl_internal(3erl)
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