docs: rewrite README usage and examples

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#!/bin/bash
# sshrm
set -euo pipefail
Remove an entry from `~/.ssh/known_hosts` by host name or by line number.
readonly FILENAME="${HOME}/.ssh/known_hosts"
readonly BACKUP_FILE="${FILENAME}.sshrm.bak"
## Usage
check_known_hosts() {
if [ ! -f "${FILENAME}" ]; then
error "known_hosts not found."
exit 1
fi
}
```bash
sshrm [-h|--help] [--no-backup] host|line_number
```
usage() {
echo "Usage: sshrm [-h|--help] [--no-backup] host|line_number"
}
## Options
confirm() {
read -r -p "Proceed? [y/N] " answer
case "$answer" in
y|Y|yes|YES)
return 0
;;
*)
error "cancelled."
return 1
;;
esac
}
- `-h`, `--help` Show help and exit.
- `--no-backup` Skip creating `~/.ssh/known_hosts.sshrm.bak`.
error() {
echo "Error: $1"
}
## Examples
is_number() {
case "$1" in
''|*[!0-9]*) return 1 ;;
*) return 0 ;;
esac
}
Remove by host:
get_host_from_line() {
awk -v line="$1" 'NR == line {print $1; exit}' "${FILENAME}"
}
```bash
sshrm example.com
```
create_backup() {
cp "${FILENAME}" "${BACKUP_FILE}"
}
Remove by line number:
remove_host() {
ssh-keygen -R "$1"
}
```bash
sshrm 12
```
if [ "${1-}" = "" ]; then
error "missing argument."
usage
exit 1
fi
Remove without backup:
if [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "--help" ]; then
usage
exit 0
fi
```bash
sshrm --no-backup example.com
```
backup=true
if [ "$1" = "--no-backup" ]; then
backup=false
shift
fi
## Notes
if [ "${1-}" = "" ]; then
error "missing argument."
usage
exit 1
fi
if [ "${2-}" != "" ]; then
error "too many arguments."
usage
exit 1
fi
check_known_hosts
if is_number "$1"; then
if [ "$1" -eq 0 ]; then
error "invalid line number."
exit 1
fi
HOST="$(get_host_from_line "$1")"
if [ "${HOST}" = "" ]; then
error "invalid line number."
exit 1
fi
else
HOST="$1"
fi
if ! confirm; then
exit 1
fi
if [ "${backup}" = true ]; then
create_backup
fi
if ! remove_host "$HOST"; then
error "removal failed."
exit 1
fi
- Line numbers must be positive integers.
- Extra arguments are rejected.
- The script asks for confirmation before removal.
- The script edits `~/.ssh/known_hosts`.
- Keep a backup if you need to recover entries.