remove(){
TMP1=temp1
TMP2=temp2
cp $file $TMP1 2> /dev/null
grep $1 $TMP1 > $TMP2 2> /dev/null
#use exec and read what you found;
exec 5< $TMP2
#Read line
while read LINE <&5
do
echo $LINE
promptYESNO "Delete this entry" "n"
if [ $YESNO = "y" ] ; then
grep -v $LINE $TMP1 > $TMP1.new 2>/dev/null
mv $TMP1.new $TMP1 2> /dev/null
fi
done
exec 5<&-
mv $file $file.bak
mv $TMP1 $file
}
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