import java.io.*; public class StripLineComments{ public static void main( String[] args ){ if( args.length < 1 ){ System.out.println("Usage: java StripLineComments StringToProcess"); } else{ String inputFile = args[0]; String input = ""; try{ BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader( new FileReader( inputFile ) ); String line = ""; while((line = reader.readLine()) != null){ System.out.println( line.split("[#;]")[0] ); } } catch( Exception e ){ e.printStackTrace(); } } } }