shini

Bash .ini config file parser

🔥 Usage

Program: shini 0.0.4 by peter@forret.com
Updated: Aug  8 20:18:27 2021
Description: Bash .ini parser
Usage: shini [-h] [-q] [-v] [-f] [-l <log_dir>] [-t <tmp_dir>] [-d <default>] <action> <input?> <chapter?> <key?>
Flags, options and parameters:
    -h|--help        : [flag] show usage [default: off]
    -q|--quiet       : [flag] no output [default: off]
    -v|--verbose     : [flag] output more [default: off]
    -f|--force       : [flag] do not ask for confirmation (always yes) [default: off]
    -l|--log_dir <?> : [option] folder for log files   [default: /Users/pforret/log/shini]
    -t|--tmp_dir <?> : [option] folder for temp files  [default: /tmp/shini]
    -d|--default <?> : [option] name of chapter with default values  [default: _default]
    <action>         : [parameter] action to perform: chapters/setall/listall/get
    <input>          : [parameter] input file (optional)
    <chapter>        : [parameter] chapter name (optional)
    <key>            : [parameter] key name (optional)
                                  @github.com:pforret/shini.git                                             
### TIPS & EXAMPLES
# use `shini chapters` to list all chapters of a .ini file, e.g. to use in a loop
shini chapters production.ini | while read -r chapter ; do (...) done

# use shini setall to set all values of a chapter
shini setall production.ini frontend # and now all the variables in .ini have been set

# use shini listall to list all values of a chapter
shini listall production.ini frontend
# key1=value1
# key2=value2

# use shini get to get the value of 1 key for a certain chapter
port=$(shini get production.ini frontend http_port)

# you can add a chapter with default values
[_default]
http_port=80

# use shini check to check if this script is ready to execute and what values the options/flags are
shini check

# use shini env to generate an example .env file
shini env > .env

# use shini update to update to the latest version
shini check

⚡️ Examples

> shini .
# start PhpStorm with current folder as project

🚀 Installation

with basher

$ basher install pforret/shini

or with git

$ git clone https://github.com/pforret/shini.git
$ cd shini

📝 Acknowledgements

• script created with bashew

© 2021 Peter Forret