Shell Programming and Scripting

rm outfile  # Start with a new outfile each time
# Initialize recording to "OFF"
recording=OFF
while read line
do
  if [ "${line}" = "^<atom:entry>" ]
  then
    # Atom entry start, switch recording to "ON"
    recording=ON
    echo "DEBUG: Switching recording to ON" ; sleep 2
  fi

  if [ "${recording}" = "ON" ]
  then
    # If we are recording, record entry to outfile
    echo ${line} >> outfile
  fi
  echo "DEBUG: \$recording=$recording \$line=$line"


  if [ "${line}" = "^</atom:entry>" ]
  then
    # End of atom entry, switch recording to "OFF"
    recording=OFF
    echo "DEBUG: Switching recording to OFF" ; sleep 2
  fi
done < inputfile

if [ -f outfile ]
then
  echo "DEBUG: outfile created"
  ls -l outfile
else
  echo "DEBUG: outfile NOT created"
fi

  if [ "${line}" = "^<atom:entry>" ]
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  if [ "${line}" = "^</atom:entry>" ]

  if [ "${line}" = "<atom:entry>" ]
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  if [ "${line}" = "</atom:entry>" ]