How do I get value of variable from file using shell script?

Question

There is a file post_check.ini I need the value set for:

Max_value=2

How would I get the value 2 from Max_v

Answer 1

I recommend using crudini which is a dedicated tool to manipulate ini files from shell

value=$(crudini --get /usr/post_check.ini section Max_value)

Details on usage and download at: http://www.pixelbeat.org/programs/crudini/