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+#!/bin/bash
+
+lst=$1
+
+error() {
+	echo "$0:$@"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+useVar() {
+	var=$1
+	val=$2
+	case "$var" in
+		\$name) _name="$val";;
+		\$union) echo 'union feature not yet implemented';;
+	esac
+}
+
+setsrc() {
+	mount_point=$1
+	dev=$2
+	case "$dev" in
+		file://*) ln -s "${dev#file://}" "$mount_point";;
+		ftp://*)  ln -s "/$dev"          "$mount_point";;
+		*) error "I don't know which protocol to use for \`$dev'.";;
+	esac
+}
+
+# parse files
+_name='oops'
+while read line; do
+	if [ -n "$line" ]; then
+		case "$line" in
+			\#*) :;; # comment, do nothing
+			\$*) # setting a variable
+				var=${line%%=*}
+				val=${line#$var=}
+				useVar "$var" "$val"
+				:;;
+			*) # setting a source
+				grp=`echo "$line" | cut -f 1`
+				src=`echo "$line" | cut -f 2`
+				mkdir -p "$_name"
+				setsrc   "$_name/$grp" "$src"
+				:;;
+		esac
+	fi
+done < "$lst"