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* [Split a string on a delimiter](#split-a-string-on-a-delimiter)
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* [Trim quotes from a string](#trim-quotes-from-a-string)
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* [FILES](#files)
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* [Parsing a `key=val` file.](#parsing-a-keyval-file)
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* [Get the first N lines of a file](#get-the-first-n-lines-of-a-file)
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* [Get the number of lines in a file](#get-the-number-of-lines-in-a-file)
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* [Count files or directories in directory](#count-files-or-directories-in-directory)
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# FILES
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## Parsing a `key=val` file.
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```shell
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# Setting 'IFS' tells 'read' where to split the string.
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while IFS='=' read -r key val; do
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# Skip over lines containing comments.
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# (Lines starting with '#').
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[ "${key##\#*}" ] || continue
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# '$key' stores the key.
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# '$val' stores the value.
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printf '%s: %s\n' "$key" "$val"
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done < "file"
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```
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## Get the first N lines of a file
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Alternative to the `head` command.
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