Set a variable from awk output

Cranie · #1 (**permalink**) 10-11-2007

I have a file which I am processing using awk to spit out the following:

Code:

export CLIENT=1 ; export USER=1 ; export METABASE=1 ; export TASK=1 ; export TOTAL=3

andryk · #2 (**permalink**) 10-11-2007

one idea

Code:

shell$ . ./script_that_exports_vars

Cranie · #3 (**permalink**) 10-11-2007

andryk, I could write the awk output to a temp file and then execute this generate script, but I was trying to avoid the use of temporary files if possible.

Cranie · #4 (**permalink**) 10-11-2007

sorted!

Code:

eval `awk < file ' { print "export TESTVAR=" $1 } '`

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