buzzqrd / lncpy

Simple C program for copying lines between files

lncpy ✂️ 📃

Simple C program for copying lines between files

Installing

Using the make utility to compile from source:

$ git clone https://github.com/buzzqrd/lncpy
$ cd lncpy/
$ sudo make install

Usage

This program copies and pastes lines in a similar way to Vim. Line insertions begin after the line that is specified. The line numbers to specify start at 1 (not 0), which aligns with Vim line numbers.

$ lncpy [source lines] [source file] [insert line] [insert file]

Examples:

Copy lines 12-41 (inclusive) from the file old_code.c to after line 33 in the file new_code.c.

$ lncpy 12-41 old_code.c 33 new_code.c

Copy line 15 in logs.txt to after line 48 in report.txt.

$ lncpy 15 logs.txt 48 report.txt

Contributing

Contributions to the code are welcome! Just keep in mind that:

• New features should be simple and fit the core functionality
• Code should be in C
• Changes based on personal preference are best left in your fork

Licence

This software is licenced under the GNU General Public License v3.0. A copy of the licence should be included with the code. An online copy of the licence can be found at https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html