[ale] read config file from shell script

[michael d. ivey]

On Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 05:38:32PM -0500, Nick Lucent wrote:
> Im writing a set of scripts to automatically a: determine my IP (dhcp), then
> update /etc/hosts accordingly (change IP and domain), and b: perform other
> scripted functions depending on that IP (change netscapes proxy etc). My
> question is, how do I read a config file in the format of
> HOME=192.168.1
> WORK=15.23.126

If you're going to have them in this format, just source the file from 
within your script, and then reference them as $HOME and $WORK.  Be
sure not to clobber any variables other scripts feed you.  This is how
the Red Hat initscripts work.

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