$ cat -vet pm_1178405_ini_file_clean.pl
...
__DATA__$
[MySection]$
; This is a comment line for MySection$
fld1 = 'value of field 1' $
fld2 = 42$
$
; This is the heading for AnotherSection$
[AnotherSection]$
; another comment$
asfld=69$
$
 ; Heading for WhitespaceSection$
[WhitespaceSection]$
^I; Comment starting with a tab$
^I ; Comment starting with a tab and a space$
 ; Comment starting with a space$
; Comment ending with a tab^I$
; Comment ending with a tab and a space^I $
; Comment ending with a space $
^I ; tab+space+comment+space+tab ^I$
 ^I; space+tab+comment+tab+space^I $
$
qwe=rty$
asd=fgh$
; trailing 1$
^I; tab + trailing 2$
 ; space + trailing 3$
; trailing 4$