Reading properties file in shell script containing “=” character












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I have two files param.properties and readParam.sh which reads parameter values from param.properties file



param.properties:



val1=a
val2=b=c;c=d


readParam.sh:



PROPERTY_FILE=p.properties

function getProperty {
PROP_KEY=$1
PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2`
echo $PROP_VALUE
}
val1=$(getProperty "val1")
echo val1 : $val1
val2=$(getProperty "val2")
echo val2 : $val2


When I run script readParam.sh I get output as:



val1 : a



val2 : b



Where, val2 gives only half value(it gives only "b" instead of "b=c;c=d")



Please help me with the same










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    I have two files param.properties and readParam.sh which reads parameter values from param.properties file



    param.properties:



    val1=a
    val2=b=c;c=d


    readParam.sh:



    PROPERTY_FILE=p.properties

    function getProperty {
    PROP_KEY=$1
    PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2`
    echo $PROP_VALUE
    }
    val1=$(getProperty "val1")
    echo val1 : $val1
    val2=$(getProperty "val2")
    echo val2 : $val2


    When I run script readParam.sh I get output as:



    val1 : a



    val2 : b



    Where, val2 gives only half value(it gives only "b" instead of "b=c;c=d")



    Please help me with the same










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      I have two files param.properties and readParam.sh which reads parameter values from param.properties file



      param.properties:



      val1=a
      val2=b=c;c=d


      readParam.sh:



      PROPERTY_FILE=p.properties

      function getProperty {
      PROP_KEY=$1
      PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2`
      echo $PROP_VALUE
      }
      val1=$(getProperty "val1")
      echo val1 : $val1
      val2=$(getProperty "val2")
      echo val2 : $val2


      When I run script readParam.sh I get output as:



      val1 : a



      val2 : b



      Where, val2 gives only half value(it gives only "b" instead of "b=c;c=d")



      Please help me with the same










      share|improve this question














      I have two files param.properties and readParam.sh which reads parameter values from param.properties file



      param.properties:



      val1=a
      val2=b=c;c=d


      readParam.sh:



      PROPERTY_FILE=p.properties

      function getProperty {
      PROP_KEY=$1
      PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2`
      echo $PROP_VALUE
      }
      val1=$(getProperty "val1")
      echo val1 : $val1
      val2=$(getProperty "val2")
      echo val2 : $val2


      When I run script readParam.sh I get output as:



      val1 : a



      val2 : b



      Where, val2 gives only half value(it gives only "b" instead of "b=c;c=d")



      Please help me with the same







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          just extend your existing codes:



          change



          cut -d'=' -f2


          into:



          cut -d'=' -f2-


          However I would change your cat|grep|cut chain into a single awk one-liner:



          function getProperty {
          awk -F'=' -v k="$1" '$1==k&&sub(/^[^=]*=/,"")' $PROPERTY_FILE
          }





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            PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2`


            -f2 will give you only the second parameter from the string you're cutting based on the delimiter.



            since "=" is present in multiple places in a same line it will split the string in to multiple part and when you try to retrive the output using f2 is will get you only the second part.



            so use to get the rest of the values is the string after first occurrence of the delimiter.



            PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2-`





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              just extend your existing codes:



              change



              cut -d'=' -f2


              into:



              cut -d'=' -f2-


              However I would change your cat|grep|cut chain into a single awk one-liner:



              function getProperty {
              awk -F'=' -v k="$1" '$1==k&&sub(/^[^=]*=/,"")' $PROPERTY_FILE
              }





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                just extend your existing codes:



                change



                cut -d'=' -f2


                into:



                cut -d'=' -f2-


                However I would change your cat|grep|cut chain into a single awk one-liner:



                function getProperty {
                awk -F'=' -v k="$1" '$1==k&&sub(/^[^=]*=/,"")' $PROPERTY_FILE
                }





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                  just extend your existing codes:



                  change



                  cut -d'=' -f2


                  into:



                  cut -d'=' -f2-


                  However I would change your cat|grep|cut chain into a single awk one-liner:



                  function getProperty {
                  awk -F'=' -v k="$1" '$1==k&&sub(/^[^=]*=/,"")' $PROPERTY_FILE
                  }





                  share|improve this answer















                  just extend your existing codes:



                  change



                  cut -d'=' -f2


                  into:



                  cut -d'=' -f2-


                  However I would change your cat|grep|cut chain into a single awk one-liner:



                  function getProperty {
                  awk -F'=' -v k="$1" '$1==k&&sub(/^[^=]*=/,"")' $PROPERTY_FILE
                  }






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                      PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2`


                      -f2 will give you only the second parameter from the string you're cutting based on the delimiter.



                      since "=" is present in multiple places in a same line it will split the string in to multiple part and when you try to retrive the output using f2 is will get you only the second part.



                      so use to get the rest of the values is the string after first occurrence of the delimiter.



                      PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2-`





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                        PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2`


                        -f2 will give you only the second parameter from the string you're cutting based on the delimiter.



                        since "=" is present in multiple places in a same line it will split the string in to multiple part and when you try to retrive the output using f2 is will get you only the second part.



                        so use to get the rest of the values is the string after first occurrence of the delimiter.



                        PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2-`





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                          PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2`


                          -f2 will give you only the second parameter from the string you're cutting based on the delimiter.



                          since "=" is present in multiple places in a same line it will split the string in to multiple part and when you try to retrive the output using f2 is will get you only the second part.



                          so use to get the rest of the values is the string after first occurrence of the delimiter.



                          PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2-`





                          share|improve this answer













                          PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2`


                          -f2 will give you only the second parameter from the string you're cutting based on the delimiter.



                          since "=" is present in multiple places in a same line it will split the string in to multiple part and when you try to retrive the output using f2 is will get you only the second part.



                          so use to get the rest of the values is the string after first occurrence of the delimiter.



                          PROP_VALUE=`cat $PROPERTY_FILE | grep "$PROP_KEY" | cut -d'=' -f2-`






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