+##############################################
+if [ -z "$dvdtype" ]; then
+ echo "-E- $0 <dvdtype>' is a required option"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+mydir=$(cd $(dirname $0) && pwd)
+if [ -z "$ripcmd" ]
+then
+ if [ -x "$mydir/rip_dvd" ]
+ then
+ ripcmd="$mydir/rip_dvd"
+ else
+ echo >&2 "Cannot find your rip_dvd command!"
+ exit 1
+ fi
+fi
+
+##############################################################################
+# Local Machine Settings:
+# Sources both the "default" conf file tracked by GIT (rip_dvd.conf.dist)
+# and the local conf file created by each local machine (rip_dvd.conf)
+# Copy the rip_dvd.conf.dist file to rip_dvd.conf and edit the later.
+# This will allow you to override all the default values to meet your needs
+# in a way that won't get clobbered when you pull updates from my GIT repo.
+##############################################################################
+config="${0%/*}/rip_dvd.conf"
+
+# The config file will be searched for in the following location order:
+found_config=0