title: Java .properties file equivalent for Ruby?
body: <p>I need to store some simple properties in a file and access them from Ruby.</p>
  
  <p>I absolutely love the .properties file format that is the standard for such things in Java (using the java.util.Properties class)... it is simple, easy to use and easy to read.</p>
  
  <p>So, is there a Ruby class somewhere that will let me load up some key value pairs from a file like that without a lot of effort?</p>
  
  <p>I don't want to use XML, so please don't suggest REXML (my purpose does not warrant the "angle bracket tax").</p>
  
  <p>I have considered rolling my own solution... it would probably be about 5-10 lines of code tops, but I would still rather use an existing library (if it is essentially a hash built from a file)... as that would bring it down to 1 line....</p>
  
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  <p>UPDATE: It's actually a straight Ruby app, not rails, but I think YAML will do nicely (it was in the back of my mind, but I had forgotten about it... have seen but never used as of yet), thanks everyone!</p>