43 lines
884 B
Bash
Executable File
43 lines
884 B
Bash
Executable File
#!/bin/bash
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# Weasel words
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# http://matt.might.net/articles/shell-scripts-for-passive-voice-weasel-words-duplicates/
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weasels="many|various|very|fairly|several|extremely\
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|exceedingly|quite|remarkably|few|surprisingly\
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|mostly|largely|huge|tiny|((are|is) a number)\
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|excellent|interestingly|significantly\
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|substantially|clearly|vast|relatively|completely"
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wordfile=""
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# Check for an alternate weasel file
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if [ -f $HOME/etc/words/weasels ]; then
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wordfile="$HOME/etc/words/weasels"
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fi
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if [ -f $WORDSDIR/weasels ]; then
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wordfile="$WORDSDIR/weasels"
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fi
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if [ -f words/weasels ]; then
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wordfile="words/weasels"
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fi
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if [ ! "$wordfile" = "" ]; then
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weasels="xyzabc123";
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for w in `cat $wordfile`; do
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weasels="$weasels|$w"
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done
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fi
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if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
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echo "Usage: `basename $0` <file> ..."
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exit
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fi
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egrep -i -n --color "\\b($weasels)\\b" $*
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exit $?
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