http://ajdiaz.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/bash-ini-parser/

bash ini parser.sh

cfg_parser() {
  IFS=$'\n' && ini=( $(<$1) ) # convert to line-array
  ini=( ${ini[*]//;*/} )      # remove comments ;
  ini=( ${ini[*]//\#*/} )     # remove comments #
  ini=( ${ini[*]/#[/\}$'\n'cfg.section.} ) # set section prefix
  ini=( ${ini[*]/%]/ \(} )    # convert text2function (1)
  ini=( ${ini[*]/=/=\( } )    # convert item to array
  ini=( ${ini[*]/%/ \)} )     # close array parenthesis
  ini=( ${ini[*]/%\( \)/\(\) \{} ) # convert text2function (2)
  ini=( ${ini[*]/%\} \)/\}} ) # remove extra parenthesis
  ini[0]=''                   # remove first element
  ini[${#ini[*]} + 1]='}'     # add the last brace
  eval "$(echo "${ini[*]}")"  # eval the result
}

cfg_parser ./scripts/wrapper_config
cfg.section.dummy
echo "${XVA_DUMP_DIR}"