From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4428 invoked from network); 19 Oct 2005 01:58:28 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 19 Oct 2005 01:58:28 -0000 Received: (qmail 72127 invoked from network); 19 Oct 2005 01:58:20 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 19 Oct 2005 01:58:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 9233 invoked by alias); 19 Oct 2005 01:58:14 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 9521 Received: (qmail 9224 invoked from network); 19 Oct 2005 01:58:14 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 19 Oct 2005 01:58:14 -0000 Received: (qmail 71248 invoked from network); 19 Oct 2005 01:58:13 -0000 Received: from vms048pub.verizon.net (206.46.252.48) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 19 Oct 2005 01:58:13 -0000 Received: from candle.brasslantern.com ([71.116.81.225]) by vms048.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0IOL005BG44Y47B0@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> for zsh-users@sunsite.dk; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:58:11 -0500 (CDT) Received: from candle.brasslantern.com (IDENT:schaefer@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by candle.brasslantern.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j9J1wAo8032178; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:58:10 -0700 Received: (from schaefer@localhost) by candle.brasslantern.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id j9J1wANv032177; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:58:10 -0700 Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 01:58:10 +0000 From: Bart Schaefer Subject: Re: Any easier way of parsing this file? In-reply-to: <20051018225336.GA957@DervishD> To: DervishD , Zsh Users Message-id: <1051019015810.ZM32176@candle.brasslantern.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Z-Mail (5.0.0 30July97) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <20051018225336.GA957@DervishD> Comments: In reply to DervishD "Any easier way of parsing this file?" (Oct 19, 12:53am) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 On Oct 19, 12:53am, DervishD wrote: } } The file contents are contained in a parameter (long story...), } and they MUST be contained in a parameter. } } Is there any better way of parsing this file using Zsh and } assuming that I may be interested in gathering the information for } other labels in the future? Use IFS. That's what it's for. print -r $data | while IFS='=' read label content do case $label in SOMELABEL) : ... $content ... ;; ANOTHERLABEL) : ... $content ... ;; esac done