====== Edit Configuration Files with Augeas ======

From [[http://augeas.net|Augeas]] site:

"Augeas is a configuration editing tool. It parses configuration files in their native formats and transforms them into a tree. Configuration changes are made by manipulating this tree and saving it back into native config files."


===== Usage example =====

Below we select the //shellvars lens// with allow oar.conf manipulation

<code bash>
 augtool -t 'Shellvars incl /etc/oar/oar.conf'

   augtool> print /files/etc/oar/oar.conf/

   augtool> get /files/etc/oar/oar.conf/DB_TYPE
   /files/etc/oar/oar.conf/DB_TYPE = "mysql"

   augtool> set /files/etc/oar/oar.conf/DB_TYPE Pg
   augtool> save
   Saved 1 file(s)
   augtool>
</code>