strip-annotation.sh

#!/bin/bash
# This script is necessary to remove the annotations block from each Markdown file.
# These annotations are being written by iA Writer and are not necessary for the website.

# Define the directory to start searching from. Adjust this to your specific folder.
START_DIR="content"

# Process each Markdown file in the specified directory and its subfolders.
find "$START_DIR" -type f -name "*.md" | while read -r file; do
    echo "Processing: $file"

    # Use awk to skip the annotations block as described.
    awk '
    /^---$/ { 
      getline; 
      if ($0 ~ /^Annotations:/) skip_block=1 
    }
    skip_block && /^...$/ {
      skip_block=0; 
      next;
    }
    !skip_block { print }
    ' "$file" > "${file}.tmp" && mv "${file}.tmp" "$file"

    echo "Finished processing: $file"
done