+# read authentication data from ~/.arvados if present
+lineno = 0
+config_file = File.expand_path('~/.arvados')
+if File.exist? config_file then
+ File.open(config_file, 'r').each do |line|
+ lineno = lineno + 1
+ # skip comments
+ if line.match('^\s*#') then
+ next
+ end
+ var, val = line.chomp.split('=', 2)
+ # allow environment settings to override config files.
+ if var and val
+ ENV[var] ||= val
+ else
+ warn "#{config_file}: #{lineno}: could not parse `#{line}'"
+ end
+ end
+end
+