#hostname:port:database:username:password
localhost:5432:postgres:postgres:postgres
192.168.4.0:1234:foo:bar:baz
#some interesting comment

host with \: semicolons in it? what?:*:*:*:well yes, that is possible, the \:password\: can contain those as well

\::\::\::\::\:

::wrong amount of entries is skipped

:::::::::::

you can escape an escape too\: see \\\\:*:*:*:yes it is possible
other escapes like \n or \? :*:*:*:are just parsed as-is
a trailing escape character:*:*:*:is treated as a regular slash\
passwords should preserve leading space:*:*:*:   pass
\\\::*:*:*:\\\:
#example.com:443:foo:bar:baz

\:\:1:*:database_name:user_that_has_no_password:

*:*:*:*:fallback_password
order_matters:1234:this:will_still_match_the_fallback_password:not_this_one