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# -*-sh-*-   (ignore, this is just for my operation system, emacs,
#             to function properly)
#
# This is an example of a config file supported by Config::General.
# It shows almost all features of the format and its flexibility.
#
# To try it, install Config::General as usual and execute the
# following perlscript:
#
# use Config::General;
# use Data::Dumper;
# my %conf = ParseConfig(-ConfigFile => "example.cfg", -InterPolateVars => 1);
# print Dumper(\%C);'
#
# This will parse the config and print out a stringified version
# of the hash it produces, which can be used in your program.
# 


/*
 * c-style comment
 */

# variable assignment
option1 = blah
option2   blubber
option3 = "something special"        # this is a comment

option4 = parameters can be written on \
          multiple lines

# duplicate options will be made into an array
huc = 12
huc = 17
huc = 133

# options can be organized in blocks too
<sql>
   user   = hans
   server = mc200
   db     = maxis
   passwd = D3rf8d
   
   # nested blocks are no problem
   <tablestructure>
      index   int(100000)
      name    char(100)
      prename char(100)
      status  int(10)
    </tablestructure>
</sql>

# named blocks can also be used
<area santa-barbara>
  # block names containing whitespaces must be quoted
  <"kyla cole">
    # blocks maybe empty
  </"kyla cole">
</area>

# here-docs are fully supported
usage <<EOF
  use with care
  and don't ask me
EOF

# use of variable interpolation
var1 = hoho
msg  = $var1




# that's it for today.