ok I got ..thnx for the precious reply but please guide me if the file can have lot of commands like 
- .define
            - .declare
            - #nc
            - #t
            - #s
            - .ifnull
            - .print
            - ..
            - #dt
            - .set
            - .&[something]
            - .execute
            - #cl
            - #
            - .if
            - [chars]
            - #r
            - .[defined]
            - .stop
            - .commit
            - #cen
            - #cs
            - .report
            - #n
            - ( [stuff] )
            - .goto
            - #te

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So Do I need to parse each and every line of the file?

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