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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# coding: utf-8
+
+XML_MARKUP = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>"
+SVN_MARKUP = "<!--\n$Revision$\n$Date$\n-->"
+REV_PAT = /\$Revision\$/
+SEARCH_PAT = /(<!DOCTYPE(.*?)\">|<\?xml.*\?>)/mi
+
+usage = "usage: \n svn_markup.rb \"/path/to/templates\""
+
+# just checking script was called with path argument
+unless ARGV.length >= 1
+  puts "Wrong number of arguments"
+  puts usage
+  exit
+end
+
+path = ARGV[0]
+
+# is the given path real?
+if not File.directory? path
+  puts "path is invalid"
+  exit
+end
+
+dir = Dir.new path
+
+dir.each do |filename|
+  #building absolute path, is there a better way to do this?
+  absolute_path = %{#{dir.path}#{filename}}
+    unless File.directory? File.new absolute_path
+      begin
+        content = File.read absolute_path
+        unless REV_PAT.match content
+          if SEARCH_PAT.match content
+            replace = content.gsub(SEARCH_PAT) {|match| "#{match}\n#{SVN_MARKUP}"}
+            message = "File #{filename} was tagged below header"
+          else
+            replace = "#{XML_MARKUP}\n#{SVN_MARKUP}\n#{content}"
+            message = "File #{filename} was tagged with new header"
+          end
+          File.open(absolute_path, 'w') { |file| file.write(replace) }
+          puts message
+        else
+          puts "#{filename} is already tagged"
+        end
+      rescue Exception => e
+        puts e.message
+        puts e.backtrace.inspect
+      end
+    end
+end