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# 1  
Old 01-08-2010
Assign values to variables of a file
Hi,

I have a file like the following...

Code:
CUST=
DIR=
NULIST=
name=philps_123

How can i add values to each of these unassigned variables using a shell script?

say for eg: i have values for CUST as onida, dir as /dir/onida, NULIST as /tmp/onida_files. How can i add these values to the corresponding fileds using a shell script? output should look like..

Code:
CUST=onida
DIR=/dir/onida
NULIST=/tmp/onida_files
name=philps_123

# 2  
Old 01-08-2010
pass the value as input parameter in shell script.

Code:
$ ./a.sh onida /dir/onida /tmp/onida_files

#!/bin/sh

CUST=$1
DIR=$2
NULIST=$3
name=philps_123

echo "$CUST"
echo $DIR
echo $NULIST
echo $name

# 3  
Old 01-08-2010
Maybe try this
I dont test it an iam sure that there are better possibilities...but one way to handle it is this way:

Code:
sed '/CUST/s/=/=onida/g' filename > filename

It substitude all "=" with "=onida" in all lines contained the word "CUST" in your file with the name "filename"
# 4  
Old 01-08-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by Amit.Sagpariya
pass the value as input parameter in shell script.

Code:
$ ./a.sh onida /dir/onida /tmp/onida_files

#!/bin/sh

CUST=$1
DIR=$2
NULIST=$3
name=philps_123

echo "$CUST"
echo $DIR
echo $NULIST
echo $name


Thnaks for the quick reply, but for each customer i need to create different files. So this method won't work.
# 5  
Old 01-08-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuxidow
Thnaks for the quick reply, but for each customer i need to create different files. So this method won't work.
No this works. You need to restate your question. It looks like what you really want is not what you orginally asked for.
# 6  
Old 01-08-2010
ok i will restate the qn. i think i was not clear before.

i have a template file like below..

Code:
CUST=
DIR=
NUFILE=
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXx
XXXXXXX

For each user i need to create a file with these entries filled.

so for a user named onida i should have a file onida.txt with these fields added.

Code:
CUST=onida
DIR=/dir/onida
NULIST=/tmp/onida_files
name=philps_123
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXx
XXXXXXX

# 7  
Old 01-08-2010
No tell me one thing... from where u will get list of user? Is it in a file or you need to pass dynamically each time...

For each use, do u need to create seperate file like above. If yes, what will be the output file name conventions?
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