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lnx-arch/scripts/990_key_value_modifier.sh
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#!/usr/bin/bash
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# what: modify single value in a config file
# author: klevstul
# started: mar 2021
#
# requires: n/a
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if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]
then echo "error: do not run as 'root'"
exit
fi
this_file_name=`basename "$0"`
if [ $# -ne 4 ]; then
echo "usage: '$this_file_name [TARGET_KEY] [REPLACEMENT_VALUE] [KEY_VALUE_SEPARATOR] [CONFIG_FILE]'"
exit 1
fi
target_key=$1
replacement_value=$2
key_value_separator=$3
config_file=$4
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2464760/modify-config-file-using-bash-script
sed -i "s/\($target_key*$key_value_separator*\).*/\1$replacement_value/" $config_file