[Shell] Read a File from script

yussef · 07-27-2005, 10:57 AM

I know it is possible to read from a file using the awk command,
but can I read a config file and put each result in a different variable of
my script.

Code:

email=user@domain
subject=subject-here

Meaning that the email and subject will be in 2 different variables.
If someone could show me...

Thank you

Matir · 07-27-2005, 11:14 AM

Code:

. FILE_ABOVE
echo $email
echo $subject

yussef · 07-27-2005, 11:18 AM

thanks Matir but could you be a bit more explicit?

Thanks for your answer though

Matir · 07-27-2005, 11:32 AM

If the file is composed of name=value pairs, you can just source it and access the name as a variable of type $name.

lostjohnny · 08-19-2008, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matir

If the file is composed of name=value pairs, you can just source it and access the name as a variable of type $name.

This is brilliant. I was trying for hours yesterday to find a solution to the same problem (reading a config file) and all I have to do is source the config file!

If there was a "slapping one's own forehead" smilie, I'd use it just here.

Graham