crudini

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install crudini

Examples:

# Add/Update a var

  crudini --set config_file section parameter value

# Update an existing var

  crudini --set --existing config_file section parameter value

# Delete a var

  crudini --del config_file section parameter

# Delete a section

  crudini --del config_file section

# output a value

  crudini --get config_file section parameter

# output a global value not in a section

  crudini --get config_file '' parameter

# output a section

  crudini --get config_file section

# output a section, parseable by shell

  eval $(crudini --get --format=sh config_file section)

# update an ini file from shell variable(s)

  echo name="$name" | crudini --merge config_file section

# merge an ini file from another ini

  crudini --merge config_file < another.ini

# compare two ini files using standard UNIX text processing

  diff <(crudini --get --format=lines file1.ini|sort) \

       <(crudini --get --format=lines file2.ini|sort)

# compare two ini files using other UNIX text processing

  idiff <(crudini --get --format=lines fedora1.repo|sort) \

      <(crudini --get --format=lines fedora2.repo|sort)

--- /dev/fd/63 2013-05-16 01:11:22.012934833 +0100

+++ /dev/fd/62 2013-05-16 01:11:22.012934833 +0100

@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@µ

 [ fedora ] failovermethod = priority

 [ fedora ] gpgcheck = 1

 [ fedora ] gpgkey = file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-$basearch

-[ fedora ] metadata_expire = 7d

 [ fedora ] name = Fedora $releasever - $basearch

 [ fedora-source ] enabled = 0

 [ fedora-source ] failovermethod = priority

-[ fedora-source ] gpgcheck = 1

+[ fedora-source ] gpgcheck = 0

 [ fedora-source ] gpgkey = file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-$basearch

 [ fedora-source ] metadata_expire = 7d