function dostrip() {
grep -v '#' < $1 | sed -e '/./,/^$/!d'
}
#get include directives
grep -i '^include' < httpd.conf | sed -e 's/^.*extra/\.\/extra/g' > includes.out
grep -vi '^include' < httpd.conf > httpd.tmp
echo '#' > httpd.clean
echo '#IMPORTED FROM: httpd.conf' >> httpd.clean
echo '#' >> httpd.clean
echo ' ' >> httpd.clean
dostrip httpd.tmp >> httpd.clean
while read x;do
echo ' ' >> httpd.clean
echo '#' >> httpd.clean
echo '#'IMPORTED FROM: $x >> httpd.clean
echo '#' >> httpd.clean
echo ' ' >> httpd.clean
dostrip $x >> httpd.clean
done < includes.out
rm -f httpd.tmp includes.out