{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/8"},{"label":"Systems Administration","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-systems-administration"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"crudini is a command-line utility for reading, writing, and modifying INI configuration files programmatically, supporting get, set, delete, and merge operations on sections and parameters.","skillfed_tags":["cli-tool","config-management","ini-files"],"use_cases":["Automate configuration file updates in deployment or provisioning scripts without manual editing.","Extract configuration values from INI files in shell scripts using shell-parseable output format.","Merge configuration changes from environment variables or other INI files into a config file.","Validate or reformat INI files to enforce consistent spacing and section layout.","Compare two INI files by extracting and sorting their parameters for diff-based analysis."],"what_it_does":"crudini is a standalone command-line tool for manipulating INI configuration files without writing code. It wraps the iniparse library to provide get, set, delete, and merge operations on INI sections and parameters, with support for global parameters, list values, and multiple output formats (shell-parseable, ini, lines). It's typically used in shell scripts, deployment automation, and system administration tasks where configuration files need to be read or modified programmatically.\n\nThe tool handles edge cases like leading whitespace, section spacing, and list delimiters through command-line options. It can read from stdin, write to stdout or files, and perform multiple operations atomically. Because it's a single executable utility rather than a library, it's invoked as a subprocess from scripts or automation frameworks rather than imported into Python code.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need a lightweight, dependency-minimal command-line tool for INI file manipulation in scripts or automation. The low install friction, stable maturity, and no known vulnerabilities make it reliable for system administration tasks. The GPLv2 license is a consideration for proprietary use. Not necessary if you're writing Python code that can use iniparse directly."},"id":"crudini","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/crudini","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/crudini.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/crudini/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-04-16","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"copyleft","name":"crudini","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"A utility for manipulating ini files"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":156730,"position":10776,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.9.6"}