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#!/bin/sh

# manage a list contained in a file by removing the top line after use



# as long as size of the file FILE_LIST is not zero, keep on going

while [ `find FILE_LIST -size +0` ]

do

   # get the first line from the file

   LINE=`head -n1 FILE_LIST`

   echo $LINE

   # edit the FILE_LIST file and delete the first line

   sed -si 1d FILE_LIST

 done