Re: FVWM: reading a split configuration file
Stuart Longland writes:
> On 05/12/13 20:45, bastian-fvwm-org-20121...@t6l.de wrote:
>>
>> If you need alphabetical order try:
>> PipeRead 'for i in $(echo $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm | sort) ; do echo Read $i; done'
>
> Or even:
> PipeRead `ls -1 $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm | while read i; do echo Read $i; done`
Even better, thanks :)
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Re: FVWM: reading a split configuration file
bastian-fvwm-org-20121...@t6l.de writes:
> On 05Dec13 11:00 +0100, lee wrote:
>> | PipeRead 'for i in /bin/ls $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm; do echo Read $i; done'
>>
>> which seemed to read the contents of an executable file and tried to
>> execute whatever it read as commands. That appears to be way too
>> dangerous to use.
>
> It reads /bin/ls as input file.
Ahh, yes, it would have to be ´for i in $(/bin/ls $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm); do echo
Read $i; done´.
> Try:
> PipeRead 'for i in $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm; do echo Read $i; done'
>
>
> If you need alphabetical order try:
> PipeRead 'for i in $(echo $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm | sort) ; do echo Read $i; done'
>
>
> I used a similar setup, but I discovered, that the order of inclusion is
> not arbitrary, because of function definitions and other config stuff.
>
> A handy solution for configuration directories contains files with
> number-prefixed names like
> 00-main.conf
> 01-variables.conf
> 02-functions.conf
> ...
Thank you, that`s exactly what I had in mind :)
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Re: FVWM: reading a split configuration file
On 05/12/13 20:45, bastian-fvwm-org-20121...@t6l.de wrote: > > If you need alphabetical order try: > PipeRead 'for i in $(echo $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm | sort) ; do echo Read $i; done' Or even: PipeRead `ls -1 $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm | while read i; do echo Read $i; done` More than one way to skin this cat. Regards, -- Stuart Longland (aka Redhatter, VK4MSL) I haven't lost my mind... ...it's backed up on a tape somewhere.
Re: FVWM: reading a split configuration file
On 05Dec13 11:00 +0100, lee wrote: > | PipeRead 'for i in /bin/ls $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm; do echo Read $i; done' > > which seemed to read the contents of an executable file and tried to > execute whatever it read as commands. That appears to be way too > dangerous to use. It reads /bin/ls as input file. Try: PipeRead 'for i in $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm; do echo Read $i; done' If you need alphabetical order try: PipeRead 'for i in $(echo $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm | sort) ; do echo Read $i; done' I used a similar setup, but I discovered, that the order of inclusion is not arbitrary, because of function definitions and other config stuff. A handy solution for configuration directories contains files with number-prefixed names like 00-main.conf 01-variables.conf 02-functions.conf ... Cheers,
FVWM: reading a split configuration file
Hi,
what would be the best way to read configuration file snippets from a
directory or from various directories?
Currently I have ~/.fvwm/.fvwm2rc to start with and statements in it
like
,
| [...]
| Read fvwm-colours.fvwm
| Read fvwm-desks.fvwm
| Read fvwm-menustyle.fvwm
| [...]
`
What I'm trying to do is create a directory like ~/.fvwm/conf.d/ and use
a statement in .fvwm2rc like 'Read conf.d/*.fvwm' which would pull in
all the *.fvwm files residing in conf.d in alphabetical order.
I tried
,
| PipeRead 'for i in /bin/ls $HOME/.fvwm/*.fvwm; do echo Read $i; done'
`
which seemed to read the contents of an executable file and tried to
execute whatever it read as commands. That appears to be way too
dangerous to use.
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