highfellow / bash-ini-multisection

This is a bash library for reading ini style config files, which allows multiple [section] entries.

Bash INI parser multisection

This is a parser for ini files, written in bash, which allows for multiple repeats of a given section. Each repeat of a section can be accessed independently.

You should be able to see how to use it from the test script test.sh, or use the examples below.

$ . ./ini-multikey.sh       # include the library
$ cfg_parser test.ini       # parse a file (e.g. test.ini in this repository)
$ cfg_section_keys lunch    # find the keys for '[lunch]' entries.
$ echo "${keys[@]}"         # print them out. there are two keys, '0' and '1'
0 1
$ cfg_section lunch 1       # read in the settings for the second '[lunch]' section.
$ echo $name                # you can then access the settings as normal bash variables
smoked mackerel with salad
$ echo $time
5 minutes
$ cfg_section global        # only one of these so no need for a key number.
$ echo $subject
meal ideas.