INIVAR(1)

📦 version 2.9.4, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 INIVAR(1) — the "query an INI file" era 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the INIVAR(1) page, part of The Enhanced Machine Controller manual set. this little cutie does one thing and does it iconically. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

inivar — Query an INI file 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

inivar -var <variable> {-sec <section>} {-ini <INI file>}

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so like, inivar does stuff for LinuxCNC. periodt. 💫

what it actually does: it prints to stdout the INI file result of a variable-in-section search. which is highkey the most useful thing ever if you're a script that wants to pick things out of INI files. scripts love her, she's the main character of shell one-liners fr fr. 👑

and here's the syntax again in case you scrolled past it (no judgement, i do it too 🙈):

syntax:  inivar -var <variable> {-sec <section>} {-ini <INI file>}

deets, because you deserve them:

  • uses emc.ini as the default. like, if you don't tell her which file, that's the one she's reading. 💖
  • <variable> needs to be supplied. no variable, no vibe. it's not optional, bestie.
  • if <section> is omitted, the first instance of <variable> will be looked for in any section.
  • otherwise, only a match of the variable in <section> gets returned. no extras, no surprises. 💅

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

also!! there's so much more info about LinuxCNC and HAL in the LinuxCNC and HAL User Manuals, which live at /usr/share/doc/LinuxCNC/. go read them, they ate. 📚✨

💀 BUGS 💀

None known at this time. flawless behaviour, no cap. ✨

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

this man page was written by andypugh, as part of the LinuxCNC project. king behaviour, honestly. 👑

🎀 REPORTING BUGS 🎀

found something cursed? report bugs at:

https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/issues

go off, they wanna hear it. 🔥

Copyright © 2020 andypugh.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 😭 (yes that's the scary all-caps part, it means what it says, take it seriously bestie.)

and that's the whole page!! 💖 this cutie came from the LinuxCNC Documentation, dated 2020-08-26, filed under INIVAR(1). stan a tiny utility that just works. byeeee 🦋✨💅

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