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expand.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'csl/styles'
require 'citeproc/ruby'
r = CiteProc::Ruby::Renderer.new
while input = gets
puts r.format_page_range input, 'expanded'
end
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inukshuk commented May 6, 2014

Use it interactively:

$ ./expand_page_ranges.rb
2313-34
2313–2334
13-4
13–14

Or by using a pipe (each page range on a new line): ./expand.rb < page_ranges.txt > expanded_page_ranges.txt

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inukshuk commented May 6, 2014

For the script to work, you need to install the gems csl-styles and citeproc-ruby first.

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