27 lines
597 B
Lua
27 lines
597 B
Lua
function remove( filename, starting_line, num_lines )
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local fp = io.open( filename, "r" )
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if fp == nil then return nil end
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content = {}
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i = 1;
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for line in fp:lines() do
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if i < starting_line or i >= starting_line + num_lines then
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content[#content+1] = line
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end
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i = i + 1
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end
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if i > starting_line and i < starting_line + num_lines then
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print( "Warning: Tried to remove lines after EOF." )
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end
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fp:close()
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fp = io.open( filename, "w+" )
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for i = 1, #content do
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fp:write( string.format( "%s\n", content[i] ) )
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end
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fp:close()
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end
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