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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+# Copyright (C) 2010, Bradley M. Kuhn
+#
+# This program gives you software freedom; you can copy, modify, convey,
+# and/or redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program in a file called 'GPLv3'.  If not, write to the:
+#    Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor
+#                                    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+my %history;
+while (my $line = <>) {
+  chomp $line;
+  if ($line =~ /^#\s*(\d+)/) {
+    my $key = $1;
+    my $cmd;
+    $cmd = <>;
+    chomp $cmd;
+    $history{$key} = $cmd;
+  }
+}
+
+foreach my $key (sort { $a cmp $b } keys %history) {
+  print "#$key\n$history{$key}\n";
+}