[section] key=value numeric = 42 quotes="this value is quoted" quotes2="this is not a comment ;foo" different_quotes='these are other characters' [another one] first = value ; comment on own line ;another one second=value ; comment at the end of a line third = value;another one # is this a comment? maybe. [section.with.dots] [section\with\backspaces] [section;with;semicola]