1 files changed, 28 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/split_pipes b/split_pipes
index eeba69b..dd93d92 100755
--- a/split_pipes
+++ b/split_pipes
@@ -7,13 +7,35 @@ STDOUT.set_encoding 'utf-8'
 
 cfg = Trollop::options do
   banner "splitpipes -f <n> < <input>"
-  opt :field, "field", :type => :int
+  opt :field, "field", :type => :int, :required => true
+  opt :to,    "to",    :type => :int, :default => nil
+end
+
+
+a = []
+range = false
+if cfg[:to]
+  range = true
+end
+
+if range
+  if cfg[:field] >= cfg[:to]
+    STDERR.write "field >= to, exiting\n"
+    exit
+  end
+end
+
+if cfg[:field]<=0 || (range && cfg[:to]<=0)
+  STDERR.write "field or to <= 0, exiting"
+  exit
 end
 
 while line = STDIN.gets
   j = 1
   line.strip.split(' ||| ').each { |i|
-    if j == cfg[:field]
+    if range && (cfg[:field]..cfg[:to]).include?(j)
+      a << i.strip
+    elsif j == cfg[:field] 
       puts i.strip
       break
     end
@@ -21,3 +43,7 @@ while line = STDIN.gets
   }
 end
 
+if cfg[:to]
+  puts a.join " ||| "
+end
+