Shell Programming and Scripting

best = 100
genre = 75
group = 53
.
.

for {
a=best
b=100
}

while read LINE
do
 a=`echo $LINE | cut -d "=" -f1`
 b=`echo $LINE | cut -d "=" -f2`
 echo "a $a b $b"
done<temp.txt

#!/usr/bin/ksh
IFS=' = '
while read i
do
 set "$i"
 a=$1
 b=$2
 echo $a $b
done < t123

$ cat x.dat
best = 100
genre = 75
group = 53
best = 101
genre = 76
group = 54
best = 102
genre = 77
group = 55
best = 103
genre = 78
group = 56

$ cat x
#!/bin/ksh

ctr=0
while read a equalsign b
do
  ((ctr+=1))
  print "line $ctr: $a $b"
done < x.dat

exit 0

$ x
line 1: best 100
line 2: genre 75
line 3: group 53
line 4: best 101
line 5: genre 76
line 6: group 54
line 7: best 102
line 8: genre 77
line 9: group 55
line 10: best 103
line 11: genre 78
line 12: group 56
$