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Old 01-30-2006
How to generate a configuration file easily and effectively?
Hello Unix Gurus,

I have a query , like how to generate a configuration file easily using unix shell scripts?,

I have set of parameters (based on the test that user wishes to run) for which user needs enter their input, so that a config file gets generated based on their input before running the test.

Can u people suggest me a suitable way to do it in Unix shell script? , will it be effective if done through command line? r should I go for UNIX GUI using dialog?, thing is my script should work fine on linux and solaris.

did anyone had any experience in generating a config file ?

Please share ur experiences which will be prove to invaluable for me!!!!

Thanks in advance,
Partha
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