| awk ' # range.collapse | 
 | #   Input:  lines of form: string (tab) ["b"|"e"|"a"] (tab) number | 
 | #   Output: lines of form: string (tab) num [(space) num] | 
 | #	In sequence of lines with same value of string: | 
 | #	b line and following e line are combined into single line: | 
 | #		string (tab) num num | 
 | #	a line disappears if between paired b and e  | 
 | #	a line otherwise becomes single line: | 
 | #		string (tab) num | 
 |  | 
 | function error(s) { | 
 | 	print "range.collapse: " s " near pp " rlo "-" rhi | "cat 1>&2" | 
 | } | 
 | function printoldrange() { | 
 | 	if (range == 1) { error("no %end for " term); rhi = "XXX" } | 
 | 	if (NR > 1) { | 
 | 		if (rlo == rhi) | 
 | 			print term, rlo | 
 | 		else | 
 | 			print term, (rlo " " rhi) | 
 | 	} | 
 | 	rlo = rhi = $3	# bounds of current range | 
 | } | 
 |  | 
 | BEGIN	      { FS = OFS = "\t" } | 
 | $1 != term    {	printoldrange(); term = $1; range = 0 } | 
 | $2 == "e"     {	if (range == 1) { range = 0; rhi = $3 } | 
 | 		else { printoldrange(); error("no %begin for " term); rlo = "XXX" } | 
 | 		next | 
 | 	      } | 
 | $3 <= rhi + 1 { rhi = $3} | 
 | $3 >  rhi + 1 { if (range == 0) printoldrange() } | 
 | $2 == "b"     {	if (range == 1) error("multiple %begin for " term); range = 1 } | 
 | END	      {	if (NR == 1) NR = 2; printoldrange() } | 
 | ' $* |