All the configuration files follow a simple line-oriented `keyword value' format. Empty lines are ignored, as are leading spaces; unlike HDB, lines with leading spaces are read. The first word on each line is a keyword. The rest of the line is interpreted according to the keyword. Most keywords are followed by numbers, boolean values or simple strings with no embedded spaces.
The # character is used for comments. Everything from a # to the end of the line is ignored unless the # is preceded by a \ (backslash); if the # is preceeded by a \, the \ is removed but the # remains in the line. This can be useful for a phone number containing a #. To enter the sequence `\#', use `\\#'.
The backslash character may be used to continue lines. If the last character in a line is a backslash, the backslash is removed and the line is continued by the next line. The second line is attached to the first with no intervening characters; if you want any whitespace between the end of the first line and the start of the second line, you must insert it yourself.
However, the backslash is not a general quoting character. For example, you cannot use it to get an embedded space in a string argument.
Everything after the keyword must be on the same line. A boolean
may be specified as y, Y, t, or T for true and
n, N, f, or F for false; any trailing characters
are ignored, so true, false, etc., are also acceptable.
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