https://github.com/royborgen/rmdups

A Python script that reads a file, removed duplicate lines and outputs results.
https://github.com/royborgen/rmdups

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A Python script that reads a file, removed duplicate lines and outputs results.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/royborgen/rmdups
• Owner: royborgen
• Created: 2020-08-20T20:46:29.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-08-20T21:02:53.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-10-20T22:53:58.173Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 6.84 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# rmdups 1.0 - Remove duplicates 

A Python script that reads a file, removed duplicate lines and outputs results. 

## Usage

The script needs a filename as argument

```

Usage: rmdups [FILENAME]

Reads a file and removes duplicate lines.

Filename must be provided as argument.

Optional arguments:

    -v, --version   Displays version information and exits

        --help      Displays this helptext

Example:

rmdups test.txt         Reads test.txt and removes duplicate lines

```

## Example

Let's say we provide a file with the following content as argument: 

```

Fred

Jeff

Jeff

Jeff

Lisa

Lisa

Bobby

```

Script will output: 

```

Fred

Jeff

Lisa

Bobby

```

## Requirements

- Python 3 

- os library installed (standard with Python 3) 

- sys library installed (standard with Python 3)