new (Irc::Keywords)

    # File rbot/keywords.rb, line 84
        def initialize(bot)
          @bot = bot
          @statickeywords = Hash.new
          @keywords = DBHash.new bot, "keywords"

          scan

          # import old format keywords into DBHash
          if(File.exist?("#{@bot.botclass}/keywords.rbot"))
            puts "auto importing old keywords.rbot"
            IO.foreach("#{@bot.botclass}/keywords.rbot") do |line|
              if(line =~ /^(.*?)\s*<=(is|are)?=?>\s*(.*)$/)
                lhs = $1
                mhs = $2
                rhs = $3
                mhs = "is" unless mhs
                rhs = Keyword.escape rhs
                values = rhs.split("<=or=>")
                @keywords[lhs] = Keyword.new(mhs, values).dump
              end
            end
            File.delete("#{@bot.botclass}/keywords.rbot")
          end
        end