[bash] Is there a way to create key-value pairs in Bash script?

For persistent key/value storage, you can use kv-bash, a pure bash implementation of key/value database available at https://github.com/damphat/kv-bash

Usage

git clone https://github.com/damphat/kv-bash
source kv-bash/kv-bash

Try create some permanent variables

kvset myName  xyz
kvset myEmail [email protected]

#read the varible
kvget myEmail

#you can also use in another script with $(kvget keyname)
echo $(kvget myEmail)

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