# File lib/more/facets/ini.rb, line 156
  def Ini.read_from_file(path)
        
    inihash = {}
    headline = nil
    
    IO.foreach(path) do |line|

      line = line.strip.split(/#/)[0]
      
      # read it only if the line doesn't begin with a "=" and is long enough
      unless line.length < 2 and line[0,1] == "="
        
        # it's a headline if the line begins with a "[" and ends with a "]"
        if line[0,1] == "[" and line[line.length - 1, line.length] == "]"
          
          # get rid of the [] and unnecessary spaces
          headline = line[1, line.length - 2 ].strip
          inihash[headline] = {}
        else
        
          key, value = line.split(/=/, 2)
          
          key = key.strip unless key.nil?
          value = value.strip unless value.nil?
          
          unless headline.nil?
            inihash[headline][key] = value
          else
            inihash[key] = value unless key.nil?
          end
        end        
      end
    end
    
    inihash
  end