[chef] Re: Most efficient way to handle text in config files (without a template)

[Jake Vanderdray < >]

Does this config file allow you to do includes?  If you can separate
the chef values into a separate file and include that, you'll be able
to use a template and that's a lot easier/cleaner.

Jake.

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Van Fossan,Randy 
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> Anyone know the best way (most efficient) to handle text entries in files
> without using Templates?   Ensuring multiple entries exist in a file from a
> cookbook (array) attribute.   If they are overwritten, they would be
> re-added.
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> I know how to do this with perl and bash, but it would be a little more
> resource intensive than I would like.
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> The configuration file in question is changing a few times a week under
> control of a process that I cannot modify, but I still need to ensure that
> certain information is in the resultant configuration file.
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> Thanks to everyone who has been helping this newbie along..
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>   Randy