"Source" form shall mean the preferred form for making modifications,
      including but not limited to software source code, documentation
      source, and configuration files.

      "Object" form shall mean any form resulting from mechanical
      transformation or translation of a Source form, including but
      not limited to compiled object code, generated documentation,
      and conversions to other media types.

# any Mac or Linux platform with bash 4.2+. Please take care not to modify this function
# without testing properly.
#
# This function will properly handle any type of path including those with spaces using the
# loading pattern specified by *kubectl config*.
#
# testcase: "a:b c:d"
# testcase: "a b:c d:e f"
# testcase: "a b:c:d e"
parse_KUBECONFIG () {
TMPDIR=""

#           «${var#prefix}», «${var%suffix}», and «$( cmd )»;
#         * compound commands having a testable exit status, especially «case»;
#         * various built-in commands including «command», «set», and «ulimit».
#
#   Important for patching:
#
#   (2) This script targets any POSIX shell, so it avoids extensions provided
#       by Bash, Ksh, etc; in particular arrays are avoided.
#