reading variables from input file bash

Question

I have an input file that looks like:

VAR1=1
VAR2=2 
VAR3=3
VAR4=.T.

I'd like to read in these variables and define them as such. I've tried

 while read line
 do
  exec $line
 done < "Master.inp"

i've tried just

$line

instead, but that didn't work either. Is there a way to run the string as if I had just typed out the string in the bash file?

fedorqui · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-17 09:38:36Z

3

You can do it just sourcing the code:

. file

this will let you use the vars $VAR1, $VAR2, ...

$ cat a
VAR1=1
VAR2=2
VAR3=3
VAR4=.T.

$ cat b
. a

echo $VAR1
$ ./b
1

answered Jun 17, 2013 at 9:38

fedorqui

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Excellent. I love it when the solution is simpler than I expected.