Ruby script to automatically "git rm" deleted files

gitrmall.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# Ruby script to automatically "git rm" deleted files  

DELETED_REXP = /^#\s+deleted:\s+(.*)/
MARKER_LINE = '# Changed but not updated:'

lines = `git status`

found_marker = false

lines.split("\n").each do |line|
  found_marker = true if line == MARKER_LINE
  next unless found_marker
  if line =~ DELETED_REXP
    `git rm #{$1}`
  end
end

see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/492558/git-rm-multiple-files-that-have-already-been-deleted-from-disk