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create an array map of values frm a configuration file

Hi ,

I have the following scenario where by I have configuration file that has the following :

Code:



cfgFile

############################

#################################

name=typeA,typeB,typeC,typeD,typeE



###########################

Server=testS1,testS2,testS3,testS4,testS5

##########################################

Client=testCA,testCB,testCC,testCD,testCE



###########################################

I want t create a mapping of the above
typeA->testS1->testC1
typeB->testS2->testC2
typeC->testS3->testC3
and so on

so in my bash script i read the cfgFile that will use the name to determine
the Server and Client

So when a user enters choice typeA
Server =testS1 and Client=testCA

Code:



MYDIR=`pwd`



if [ -f  $MYDIR/cfgFile ];then



        . $MYDIR/cfgFile



else



        error "error  $cfgFile doesn't exist"



        exit 1

fi







echo "enter Choice > "

read choice





if [ $choice == "typeA" ] ; then

    echo "Client = $client "

    echo "Server= $server"

fi

any ideas how i could do this ?

As the script sources the config file it could be

Code:

name=( typeA typeB typeC typeD typeE )

and $name would be an array ...

I am trying to read the values of NAME from the config file into array like so

Code:



while read -r line; do

                #echo  "line == $line"

                if [ $line == name ]; then

                        l2=${line##*=}

                       

                        IFS=" ," arr=( $l2 )

                        echo  " the name array ${arr[@]}"

                fi

done < $CFGFILE

It won't work any one spot why I need the name array( typeA typeB ...... )

I have also tried to use

Code:



array=(`sed -n "s/^[^name].*=\(.*\)/\1/p" $CFGFILE)

echo  " the array ${array[@]}"

But this won't work anyone knows why ?