instantCONF is a simple configuration system that doesn't require a settings daemon or anything fancy to run and can easily be scripted
Get the value of a setting option
Prints the value to stdout.
Exits with exit code 1 if the option is not set
iconf optionname
Set an option ´´´ iconf optionname value ´´´
binary options:
Get a binary option. doesn't print to stdout and instead exits with exit code 0 if option is true and 1 if the option is set to false. Defaults to false (exit status 1)
iconf -i optionname
set a binary option.
iconf -i optionname 0/1
- look at alternatives to sqlite
- dconf?
- plaintext?
- parse every time?
- background job which keeps in memory?