crudini − manipulate ini files
crudini --set [OPTION]... config_file section [param] [value]
crudini --get [OPTION]... config_file [section] [param]
crudini --del [OPTION]... config_file section [param] [list value]
crudini --merge [OPTION]... config_file [section]
crudini − A utility for manipulating ini files
−−existing[=WHAT]
For −−set, −−del and −−merge, fail if item is missing, where WHAT is ’file’, ’section’, or ’param’, or if not specified; all specified items.
−−format=FMT
For −−get, select the output FMT. Formats are sh,ini,lines
−−inplace
Lock and write files in place. This is not atomic but has less restrictions than the default replacement method.
−−list |
For −−set and −−del, update a list (set) of values |
−−list−sep=STR
Delimit list values with "STR" instead of " ,"
−−output=FILE
Write output to FILE instead. ’−’ means stdout
−−verbose
Indicate on stderr if changes were made
# Add/Update a var
crudini −−set config_file section parameter value
# Update an existing var
crudini −−set −−existing config_file section parameter value
# Delete a var
crudini −−del config_file section parameter
# Delete a section
crudini −−del config_file section
# output a value
crudini −−get config_file section parameter
# output a global value not in a section
crudini −−get config_file ’’ parameter
# output a section
crudini −−get config_file section
# output a section, parseable by shell
eval $(crudini −−get −−format=sh config_file section)
# update an ini file from shell variable(s)
echo name="$name" | crudini −−merge config_file section
# merge an ini file from another ini
crudini −−merge config_file < another.ini
# compare two ini files using standard UNIX text processing
diff <(crudini −−get −−format=lines file1.ini|sort) \
<(crudini −−get −−format=lines file2.ini|sort)