otltail

  1. Summary

      Remove the specified number of parent headings from an outline. This is a good way to promote children. When used with otl2table it can aid in extracting information from certain types of outlines. It can also aid in converting a single outline into many outlines. (see otlsplit)

  1. Usage 
       Usage: otltail level < file
        Remove the specified number of parent headings.
        This is a way to promote children. It is
        useful for converting a single outline into a
        number of pages for a web site or chapters for
        a book.
        level   - the number of levels to include
        file    - an otl file
        input   - standard in
        output  - standard out
  1. Example

      This is a simple exampe to remove date information from the outline below.

    1. Before otltail
      1. My Projects
        1. 2006-01-02
          1. Client 1
            1. Billing
              1. programming: 3:00
        2. 2006-01-03
          1. Client 2
            1. Billing
              1. meeting: 1:00
        3. 2006-01-04
          1. Client 1
            1. Billing
              1. programming: 3:00
          2. Client 2
            1. Billing
              1. prototype contruction: 3:30
        4. 2006-01-05
          1. Client 2
            1. Billing
              1. prototype testing: 8:00
    2. after otltail -2
      1. Client 1
        1. Billing
          1. programming: 3:00
      2. Client 2
        1. Billing
          1. meeting: 1:00
      3. Client 1
        1. Billing
          1. programming: 3:00
      4. Client 2
        1. Billing
          1. prototype contruction: 3:30
      5. Client 2
        1. Billing
          1. prototype testing: 8:00
  1. Script 
       #!/bin/bash
 if [ "$#" -lt 1 ] ; then
         echo " Usage: otltail level < file"
         echo "        Remove the specified number of parent headings."
         echo "        This is a way to promote children. It is"
         echo "        useful for converting a single outline into a"
         echo "        number of pages for a web site or chapters for"
         echo "        a book."
         echo "        level   - the number of levels to include"
         echo "        file    - an otl file"
         echo "        input   - standard in"
         echo "        output  - standard out"
         exit 0
 fi
 sed "/^\(\t\)\{$1\}.*$/! { D }" | sed "s/^\(\t\)\{$1\}//"
  1. License

      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License.

      This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

      You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

  1. Credits 
       Copyright © 2006 Noel Henson					Updated: 2006-02-19
 noel@noels-lab.com