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I have a file like
name1=value1 name2=value2 I need to read this file using shell script and set variables
$name1=value1 $name2=value2 Please provide a script that can do this.
I tried the first answer below, i.e. sourcing the properties file but I'm getting a problem if the value contains spaces. It gets interpreted as a new command after the space. How can I get it to work in the presence of spaces?
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bash [filename] runs the commands saved in a file. $@ refers to all of a shell script's command-line arguments. $1 , $2 , etc., refer to the first command-line argument, the second command-line argument, etc. Place variables in quotes if the values might have spaces in them.
$_ (dollar underscore) is another special bash parameter and used to reference the absolute file name of the shell or bash script which is being executed as specified in the argument list. This bash parameter is also used to hold the name of mail file while checking emails.
If all lines in the input file are of this format, then simply sourcing it will set the variables:
source nameOfFileWithKeyValuePairs or
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