I have a list of about 8000 tests from which I want to remove a certain subset of tests (a whopping 432 of them) that are now passing and no longer required.
The tests entries are in the following format
[img.hidden: setAttribute() to "" followed by IDL get]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: setAttribute() to " foo " followed by IDL get]
expected: FAIL
The list of tests I want to remove are available to me in the following format
img.hidden: setAttribute() to "" followed by IDL get
img.hidden: setAttribute() to " foo " followed by IDL get
What would be a fast way to search and remove the entries for all these tests?
EDIT: Example as requested. Entries:
[img.hidden: IDL set to undefined followed by hasAttribute()]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: IDL set to undefined followed by IDL get]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: IDL set to null followed by hasAttribute()]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: IDL set to null followed by IDL get]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: IDL set to 7 followed by IDL get]
expected: FAIL
Removal list:
img.hidden: IDL set to undefined followed by IDL get
img.hidden: IDL set to null followed by IDL get
img.hidden: IDL set to 7 followed by IDL get
Expected output:
[img.hidden: IDL set to undefined followed by hasAttribute()]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: IDL set to null followed by hasAttribute()]
expected: FAIL
You can use sed
as
while read pattern
do
sed -i "/$pattern/, +1 d" inputFile
done < test
Test
$ cat input
[img.hidden: IDL set to undefined followed by hasAttribute()]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: IDL set to undefined followed by IDL get]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: IDL set to null followed by hasAttribute()]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: IDL set to null followed by IDL get]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: IDL set to 7 followed by IDL get]
expected: FAIL
$ cat test
img.hidden: IDL set to undefined followed by IDL get
img.hidden: IDL set to null followed by IDL get
img.hidden: IDL set to 7 followed by IDL get
$ while read pattern; do sed -i "/$pattern/, +1 d" input ; done < test
$ cat input
[img.hidden: IDL set to undefined followed by hasAttribute()]
expected: FAIL
[img.hidden: IDL set to null followed by hasAttribute()]
expected: FAIL