diff --git a/scripts/.gitignore b/scripts/.gitignore
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+add_a_method.sh
+add_a_control_method.sh
+add_a_metric.sh
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diff --git a/scripts/add_a_control_method.sh b/scripts/add_a_control_method.sh
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--- a/scripts/add_a_control_method.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-task_name="denoising"
-component_name="my_control_method"
-component_lang="python" # change this to "r" if need be
-
-common/create_component/create_component \
-  --task $task_name \
-  --language "$component_lang" \
-  --name "$component_name" \
-  --api_file src/api/comp_control_method.yaml \
-  --output "src/control_methods/$component_name"
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diff --git a/scripts/add_a_method.sh b/scripts/add_a_method.sh
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--- a/scripts/add_a_method.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-task_name="denoising"
-component_name="my_method"
-component_lang="python" # change this to "r" if need be
-
-common/create_component/create_component \
-  --task $task_name \
-  --language "$component_lang" \
-  --name "$component_name" \
-  --api_file src/api/comp_method.yaml \
-  --output "src/methods/$component_name"
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diff --git a/scripts/add_a_metric.sh b/scripts/add_a_metric.sh
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--- a/scripts/add_a_metric.sh
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@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-task_name="denoising"
-component_name="my_metric"
-component_lang="python" # change this to "r" if need be
-
-common/create_component/create_component \
-  --task $task_name \
-  --language "$component_lang" \
-  --name "$component_name" \
-  --api_file src/api/comp_metric.yaml \
-  --output "src/metrics/$component_name"
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diff --git a/scripts/init_submodule.sh b/scripts/init_submodule.sh
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index ef2a754..0000000
--- a/scripts/init_submodule.sh
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-git submodule update --init --recursive
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