# File lib/lockfile.rb, line 471
    def load_lock_id buf 
#--{{{
      lock_id = {}
      kv = %r/([^:]+):(.*)/o
      buf.each do |line|
        m = kv.match line
        k, v = m[1], m[2]
        next unless m and k and v 
        lock_id[k.strip] = v.strip
      end
      lock_id
#--}}}
    end