Read text from a file to use variables in a bash script [duplicate]

Question

i've got a text file with configuration in that I want to parse into a script. Any idea how I do this?

config;

name = joe
age = 38
location = oxford

For example, i'll ask the question to the user;

Would you like to get the user details? [Y/N]:

Then after the user says yes it will parse this config into the commands i'm building.

What did you try for yourself? Did you look at similar questions before? — Inian
– Inian, Commented Apr 26, 2017 at 9:45
to parse into a script - how should look the final result? — RomanPerekhrest
– RomanPerekhrest, Commented Apr 26, 2017 at 9:47

ShellCode · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-26 09:46:51Z

-1

I suggest you to use the cut command, here is the manual : https://linux.die.net/man/1/cut

And here is an example for your case :

cut -d'=' -f1 /path/file
cut -d'=' -f2 /path/file

answered Apr 26, 2017 at 9:46

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