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retrieve a value and assign it to a variable

hi
i have a properties file and i am retrieving a value from that file.
now i want to assign the retieved value to a variable

can u please help

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Can you let us know, how you are extracting the value in the file?

Generally the syntax is:

Code:

value=`grep abc file1.txt`

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