# line.rb
 
=begin
line.rb - return all non-comment line (comment character is #)
useful in scripts where have a value per line, ignores blank lines
=end
 
begin
    fileName = ARGV[0]
rescue
    fileName = "data.txt"
end
 
if (File.exists? fileName) then
    fin = File.open(fileName)
    fin.each_line { |lin|
	oneLine = lin.chomp.strip
	puts oneLine if ((oneLine.length > 1) && (oneLine.grep(/^#/).empty?))
    }
else
    STDERR.puts "Unable to open file #{fileName}"
end

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