how do i...

I have a text document with various lines like this:

            Something: Something else
            Other thing: Another thing else
So, in bash, how would I go about converting all lines like that into variables, i.e.

$SOMETHING="Something else"
$OTHER_THING="Another thing else"

Use Haskell.

`sed -e 's/\(.*\): \(.*\)'/\$\1=\"\2\"/`

`sed -e 's/\(.*\): \(.*\)/\$\1'=\"\2\"/`
I thought I was cool for a second.

`sed -e 's/\(.*\): \(.*\)/\$\1=\"\2\"/'`
wow I am way too stoned for this.

>>5
That explains why you're using sed.

>>6
Yeah you wanna fight about it? LOL

>>7
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAA!!!
you think your tough huh?
one word THE FORCED INDENTATION OF CODE.
i have taken out two mission critical applications at the same time in less than 5 seconds i have been training for 3 years.
also enterprise grade best practices.
your compiler might be bigger than me,but i know mine is smarter and quicker.
my compiler is 130 kb pure lean code.
one keystroke and i'll overflow your buffers.
your the one whose a nerd.i can optimize CFLAGS anytime i want you probably haven't ever touched CFLAGS before.
you probably have sex with your computer.
you don't even know me,and you don't want to.
you'll be lucky if your even worth my attention one look at my code and you'll dissappear forever.
though i'd be hapy to humiliate you in front of all your friends.
btw IM the expertest.
i have worked in maine, new hampshire, new york,utah, colorado,florida,bahamas.
never indented my code!
im undefeated in competitive obfuscation of code.
im on my way to IOCCC.
go ahead and come step anytime you want.b*tch

>>7
want to talk about it?
be a man and challenge me!
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OP here.
Thanks for the starting point!
It seems to keep the whitespace, though. i.e., I get

$                    SOMETHING="Something else                   "
But thank you!

add \s.* ?

>>9

Doesn't work

>>12
Apparently it did work.

>>13
D:\>telnet ts.curse-x.com 9797
Connecting To ts.curse-x.com...Could not open connection to the host, on port 9797: Connect failed

D:\>

>>14
Hint: jurassic copypasta, YHBT, HAND.

>>14
UDP MUHFUGGA DO YOU USE IT?

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