--- a/profilemanager/manager.py	Mon Apr 05 13:10:31 2010 -0700
+++ b/profilemanager/manager.py	Mon Apr 05 13:53:22 2010 -0700
@@ -15,13 +15,27 @@
 
     def __init__(self, profiles):
         """
-        - profiles: profiles.ini file
+        - profiles: filesystem path to profiles.ini file
         """
         self.profiles = profiles
-        self.profile_dir = ''
+        self.profile_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(profiles))
 
     ### (public) API
 
+    def list(self, directories=False):
+        """
+        lists the profiles available in the config file
+        """
+        from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser as ConfigParser
+        parser = ConfigParser()
+        parser.read(self.profiles)
+        names = []
+        for section in parser.sections():
+            if section == 'General':
+                continue
+            names.append(parser.get(section, 'name'))
+        return '\n'.join(names)
+
     def clone(self, source, dest):
         """
         clones the profile `source` and output to `dest`