diff --git a/scripts/trim_step.cpp b/scripts/trim_step.cpp
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+/*
+ * trim_step2.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Jan 19, 2018
+ *      Author: seth
+ */
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <regex>
+#include <iostream>
+
+// trim from end (in place)
+static inline void rtrim(std::string &s) {
+    s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(), [](int ch) {
+        return !std::isspace(ch);
+    }).base(), s.end());
+}
+// trim from start (in place)
+static inline void ltrim(std::string &s) {
+    s.erase(s.begin(), std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), [](int ch) {
+        return !std::isspace(ch);
+    }));
+}
+template<typename Out>
+void split(const std::string &s, char delim, Out result) {
+    std::stringstream ss(s);
+    std::string item;
+    if (std::getline(ss, item, delim)) {
+		*(result++) = item;
+	}
+    if (std::getline(ss, item)) {
+		*(result++) = item;
+	}
+}
+
+int main( int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	size_t last_file_lines = (size_t)-1;
+	size_t file_lines = last_file_lines - 1;
+
+	std::string input_file(argv[1]);
+	std::string output_file(argv[1]);
+	std::ofstream log("Log_file.txt");
+
+	while( file_lines < last_file_lines )
+//	for(int i = 0; i < 1; i++)
+	{
+
+		std::ifstream is(input_file);
+
+		std::map<std::string, unsigned> uniques;
+		std::map<unsigned, unsigned> lookup;
+		std::vector<std::string> lines;
+		std::vector<std::string> footer;
+		std::vector<std::string> header;
+
+		bool past_header = false;
+		lines.reserve( 100000 );
+
+		while(is)
+		{
+			std::string line;
+			std::getline( is, line );
+
+			rtrim(line);
+			std::vector<std::string> elems;
+			split(line, '=', std::back_inserter(elems));
+
+			if( line.front() != '#' || elems.size() != 2 )
+			{
+				std::string is_empty(line);
+				ltrim( is_empty );
+				rtrim( is_empty );
+				if( !is_empty.size() )
+					continue;
+
+				if( !past_header )
+					header.push_back( line );
+				else
+					footer.push_back( line );
+
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			past_header = true;
+			line.clear();
+			// remove the #
+			elems[0].erase(0,1);
+			unsigned oldnum = std::stol(elems[0]);
+
+			ltrim(elems[1]);
+			rtrim(elems[1]);
+
+			while( is && elems[1].back() != ';' )
+			{
+				std::getline( is, line );
+				rtrim(line);
+				ltrim(line);
+				if( std::isalpha(line.front()) )
+					elems[1].append( " " );
+				elems[1].append( line );
+			}
+
+			auto it = uniques.emplace( std::make_pair(elems[1], lines.size() + 1 ) );
+
+			while( ( elems[1].find("PRODUCT_DEFINITION") == 0
+					|| elems[1].find("SHAPE_REPRESENTATION") == 0 )&& !it.second )
+			{
+				elems[1].append( " " );
+				it = uniques.emplace( std::make_pair(elems[1], lines.size() + 1 ) );
+			}
+
+			if( !it.second )
+			{
+				log << lines.size() + 1 <<" -> " << it.first->second << " : " << it.first->first << std::endl;
+
+				if( elems[1] != it.first->first )
+					std::cout << "Warning! " << elems[1] << " is not the same as " << it.first->first << std::endl;
+				// didn't insert!
+				lookup.emplace( oldnum, it.first->second );
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				lookup.emplace( std::make_pair( oldnum, lines.size() + 1 ) );
+				lines.push_back( elems[1] );
+			}
+		}
+
+		is.close();
+
+		std::cout << "File Lines: " << lines.size() << std::endl;
+
+		std::ofstream os(output_file);
+
+		for( auto line : header )
+			os << line << std::endl;
+
+		for( int x = 1; x <= lines.size(); x++ )
+		{
+			std::string templine( lines[x - 1] );
+			std::smatch m;
+			std::regex e ("#([0-9]+)");
+
+			os << "#" << x << "=";
+			while( std::regex_search( templine, m, e, std::regex_constants::match_not_null) )
+			{
+				if( m.empty() ) break;
+				unsigned oldval = std::stol(m[1]);
+				auto newval = lookup.find( oldval );
+				os << m.prefix() << "#" << newval->second;
+				templine = m.suffix();
+			}
+			if( templine.size() > 0 )
+				os << templine << std::endl;
+		}
+
+		for( auto line : footer )
+			os << line << std::endl;
+
+		last_file_lines = file_lines;
+		file_lines = lines.size();
+
+		os.close();
+		input_file = output_file;
+	}
+}