LinuxQuestions.org - Minor question about the code of the init script

In reading bedrock init's code, I found references to echo and cut, apparently to extract part of a string.

Code:

# Around line 364

complete_upgrade



init_timeout="$(cfg_values "init" "timeout")"

def_tuple="$(cfg_values "init" "default")"

def_stratum="$(deref "$(echo "${def_tuple}" | cut -d: -f1)")"

def_cmd="$(echo "${def_tuple}" | cut -d: -f2-)"

def_path=""

def_tuple should be of the form

Code:

void:/sbin/init

As described in the shipped /etc/bedrock.conf file

Code:

#

# Init to utilize by default if timeout expires.  Format is

#

#    default = <stratum>:<path>

#

# For example, to use void's /sbin/init, use:

#

#    default = void:/sbin/init

#

default =

If that's the case, then I propose to replace echo and cut with bash's % and # string operators, like so :

Code:

# Around line 364

complete_upgrade



init_timeout="$(cfg_values "init" "timeout")"

def_tuple="$(cfg_values "init" "default")"

def_stratum="$(deref ${def_tuple%:*}"

def_cmd="$(deref ${def_tuple#*:}"

def_path=""

Code:

ychaouche#ychaouche-PC 15:47:32 ~/MUSIQUE/CONTENT/BRASIL $ def_tuple=void:/sbin/init

ychaouche#ychaouche-PC 17:48:01 ~/MUSIQUE/CONTENT/BRASIL $ echo ${def_tuple%:*}

void

ychaouche#ychaouche-PC 17:48:06 ~/MUSIQUE/CONTENT/BRASIL $ echo ${def_tuple#*:}

/sbin/init

ychaouche#ychaouche-PC 17:48:11 ~/MUSIQUE/CONTENT/BRASIL $

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