diff --git a/lib/pyulib/src/ulib/base/config.py b/lib/pyulib/src/ulib/base/config.py
index 3c63f2b..5d04774 100644
--- a/lib/pyulib/src/ulib/base/config.py
+++ b/lib/pyulib/src/ulib/base/config.py
@@ -11,14 +11,18 @@ value peut être placé entre double quotes ou simple quotes. Elle peut s'étend
 plusieurs lignes si elle est mise entre quotes, ou si elle se termine par \
 """
 
-__all__ = ('ConfigFile', 'ShConfigFile', 'PListFile')
+__all__ = (
+    'ConfigFile', 'ShConfigFile', 'PListFile',
+    'ShConfig',
+)
 
-import os, string, re, types
+import os, string, re, types, shlex
 from os import path
 
-from base import make_prop, isseq, seqof, firstof
+from base import odict, make_prop, isseq, seqof, firstof
 from uio import _s, _u
 from files import TextFile
+from ulib.formats import unicodeF
 
 ####################
 # gestion des commentaires
@@ -806,6 +810,68 @@ class PListFile(TextFile):
         _print_debug("XXX string=%s" % string)
         return string
 
+################################################################################
+# classes utilisant shlex et l'interface odict
+
+class ShConfig(odict):
+    _formats = None
+    def __init__(self, config, formats=None):
+        super(ShConfig, self).__init__()
+        if formats is None: formats = {}
+        else: formats = dict(formats)
+        self.__dict__['_formats'] = formats
+        for name in self._formats.keys():
+            self[name] = None
+
+        inf = open(config, 'rb')
+        try: s = inf.read()
+        finally: inf.close()
+        parts = shlex.split(s, True)
+        self.parse(parts)
+
+    def get_format(self, name):
+        format = None
+        if format is None: format = self._formats.get(name, None)
+        if format is None: format = self._formats.get(None, None)
+        if format is None: format = unicodeF
+        return format
+
+    RE_ARRAY = re.compile(r'([^=]+)=\((.*)')
+    RE_ARRAY_LAST = re.compile(r'(.*)\)$')
+    RE_SCALAR = re.compile(r'([^=]+)=(.*)')
+    def parse(self, parts):
+        i = 0
+        while i < len(parts):
+            part = parts[i]
+            i += 1
+            amo = self.RE_ARRAY.match(part)
+            smo = self.RE_SCALAR.match(part)
+            if amo is not None:
+                array = []
+                name, value = amo.groups()
+                format = self.get_format(name)
+                if value != '': array.append(format.parse(value))
+                while i < len(parts):
+                    value = parts[i]
+                    i += 1
+                    mo = self.RE_ARRAY_LAST.match(value)
+                    if mo is not None:
+                        value = mo.group(1)
+                        if value != '': array.append(format.parse(value))
+                        break
+                    else:
+                        array.append(format.parse(value))
+                self[name] = array
+            elif smo is not None:
+                name, value = smo.groups()
+                format = self.get_format(name)
+                self[name] = format.parse(value)
+            else:
+                continue # ignorer l'erreur pour le moment
+                raise ValueError("%s: not a variable" % part)
+
+################################################################################
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import doctest
     doctest.testmod()