skiplines.py #2

#!/usr/bin/env python
'''
A simple script that reads from stdin, prints to stdout while
skipping a list of line numbers specified in the arguments.

This is useful to skip a corrupted line in a journal without editing
the file.

$Id: //guest/lester_cheung/scripts/skiplines.py#2 $
$DateTime: 2013/05/15 23:06:51 $
$Author: lester_cheung $

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'''

import sys
if __name__ == '__main__':
    n = 0
    targets = map(int,sys.argv[1:])
    for line in sys.stdin:
        n+=1
        if n in targets:
            continue
        print line,