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3.2 Configuration File Format
All configuration files mentioned in Section 3.1, have the same format. They are
actually snippets of Perl code, executed by the program pedigree. This means,
by the way, that all precautions usually taken with respect to programs and
scripts, are relevant for configuration files as well. In particular, it is a bad idea
to have world-writable system-wide configuration file /etc/pedigree.cfg.
The code in configuration files is very simple, and one does not need to know
Perl to edit configuration files. There are several simple rules which are enough
to understand these files:
1. All text after # to the end of the line is a comments. In particular, the
lines starting with #, are comment lines.
2. Perl commands must end by semicolon ;.
3. The commands like
or
$xdist=1.5;
@fieldsforprint=qw(Name DoB);
assign values to the variables.
4. Variables starting with $ are scalars and take numerical or string values.
Variables starting with @ are arrays and take list of values.
5. A backslash in single quotes stands for itself, A backslash in double quotes
or inside