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What is the best file format for configuration file? (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/1743099

.yaml, .toml, etc?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

TOML. Easy on the eyes and easy to grep and filter out comments.

I really like the way Fail2Ban handles it with a .local config. The default doesn't need to be backed up, and the .local is most minimal and concise. I'm unaware of any other programs doing it that way. I have scripts that either execute sed or tee -a to config files, after making a backup copy of the original.