# Netrc This library reads and writes [`.netrc` files](http://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/manual/html_node/The-_002enetrc-File.html). ## API Read a netrc file: n = Netrc.read("sample.netrc") If the file doesn't exist, Netrc.read will return an empty object. If the filename ends in ".gpg", it will be decrypted using [GPG](http://www.gnupg.org/). Read the user's default netrc file (`$HOME/.netrc` on Unix; `%HOME%\_netrc` on Windows): n = Netrc.read Look up a username and password: user, pass = n["example.com"] Write a username and password: n["example.com"] = user, newpass n.save If you make an entry that wasn't there before, it will be appended to the end of the file. Sometimes people want to include a comment explaining that the entry was added automatically. You can do it like this: n.new_item_prefix = "# This entry was added automatically\n" n["example.com"] = user, newpass n.save Have fun! ## Running Tests $ bundle install $ bundle exec turn test