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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Shell script that removes a message from all message files (Lem9)
+# it checks for the message, followed by a space
+#
+# Example:  remove_message.sh 'strMessageToRemove' 
+#
+for file in *.inc.php3
+do
+	echo "lines before:" `wc -l $file`
+        grep -v "$1 " ${file} > ${file}.new
+        rm $file
+        mv ${file}.new $file
+	echo " lines after:" `wc -l $file`
+done
+echo " "