#! /bin/sh

for x
do
   echo "editing $x: \c"
   if test "$x" = sedscr; then
      echo "not editing sedscript!" 
   elif test -s $x; then 
      sed -f sedscr $x > /tmp/$x$$
      if test -s /tmp/$x$$
      then 
         if cmp -s $x /tmp/$x$$
         then
            echo "file not changed: \c"
         else
            mv $x $x.bak  # save original, just in case
            cp /tmp/$x$$ $x
         fi
         echo "done"
      else 
         echo "Sed produced an empty file\c"
         echo " - check your sedscript."
      fi
      rm -f /tmp/$x$$
   else
      echo "original file is empty."
   fi
done
echo "all done"
