Getting a parameter from a config file in FreeBSD

Question

I want to make a bash file that reads a parameter from a config file. In Debian based linux it works fine by:

my.config:

MYVARIABLE=12345

my.sh:

#!/bin/bash

source my.config
echo $MYVARIABLE

But I am not able to achieve this in FreeBSD. Do you have any idea?

`source: not found` I tried also a full path to the config file, but no change — Samto, Feb 17 '21 at 08:50

Claus Andersen · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-17T08:40:46.767

You do not supply any errors or what you have done. This then leaves us guessing:

Bash is not installed by default. You might need to add it yourself:

pkg install bash
As with Debian you need to make the script executable:

chmod +x my.sh
The first line of your script should point to the location of bash. It is not located in /bin by default. You can make it work using a link but I would prefer to change the first line of your script to:
```
#!/usr/bin/env bash

source my.config
echo $MYVARIABLE
```

The above will make you script OS agnostic. Or you can use the explicit path:

#!/usr/local/bin/bash

source my.config
echo $MYVARIABLE

Why?