+txt_append() {
+ local anchor="$1"
+ local insert="$2"
+ local infile="$3"
+ local tmpfile="$infile.swp"
+
+ # sed append cmd: 'a\' + newline + text + newline
+ cmd="$(printf "a\\%b$insert" "\n")"
+
+ sed -e "/$anchor/$cmd" "$infile" >"$tmpfile"
+ # replace original file with the edited one
+ mv "$tmpfile" "$infile"
+}
+
+txt_subst() {
+ local before="$1"
+ local after="$2"
+ local infile="$3"
+ local tmpfile="$infile.swp"
+
+ sed -e "s:$before:$after:" "$infile" >"$tmpfile"
+ # replace original file with the edited one
+ mv "$tmpfile" "$infile"
+}
+
+txt_delete() {
+ local text="$1"
+ local infile="$2"
+ local tmpfile="$infile.swp"
+
+ sed -e "/$text/d" "$infile" >"$tmpfile"
+ # replace original file with the edited one
+ mv "$tmpfile" "$infile"
+}
+