shell - How to split the variable or name into an variable? -

using shell scripting, want split name variable. suppose in .conf file data this:

ssh.user = root ssh.server = localhost 

then want ssh.user in 1 variable , root in variable? should do?

if can live solution doesn't use dots in variable names, use source (source execute file given argument script):

a file called config

sshuser = root sshserver = localhost 

`and script using configuration:

#!/bin/bash source config echo $sshuser 

will output

root 

several techniques other sourcing explained right here on stackoverflow reading config file shell script

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now, fact variables contain dot issue, perhaps technique (using awk) explained in yet question help: how grab ini value within shell script?

applied case give like

ssshuser=$(awk -f "=" '/ssh.user/ {print $2}' configurationfile) 

last potential issue, whitespaces. see here how trim whitespace bash variable?