Introduction

A tool for manage ini format configration file, it can add/update/delete/get config options in global area and particular section. it surport duplicated option key.

compile

gcc initool.c -o initool

Usage

initool option filename [-s section] name [value] 

Accepted option include:
-a add option
-d delete option
-u update option
-g get option

Section option:
-s section name, optional
Delimiter option:
-b default is "="

Format

follow is an example code similar to systemd's service configuration.

# this is a comment line
; this is alse a comment line
; "#" in next line is not a comment, but part of Hello's value.
Hello=World # not a comment

; option values can't expand lines, the Noexpand's value is "Hello\"
Noexpand=Hello\
world

[Unit]
Description=Example of initool

[Service]
Restart=always
ExecStart=/bin/ls
ExecStart=/bin/pwd

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Examples

delete ExecStart option in Service section of above code, this will delete all ExecStart option in Service section.

initool -d config.ini -s Service ExecStart

add option to global area or particular section, without "-s" option, initool will add new option to the begin of config file, and become a global option.

initool -a config.ini Newopt newopt_value

update option in Service section.

initool -u config.ini -s Service Restart no

add two ExecStart options, this will output "/bin/ls /bin/pwd "

initool -g config.ini -s Service ExecStart

this tool is very simple, but there may be some bug, including allocated memery not free. Before using it, please read the source!