diff --git a/parse-list.sh b/parse-list.sh
index b755490..4313103 100755
--- a/parse-list.sh
+++ b/parse-list.sh
@@ -5,19 +5,51 @@
 if [[ -z $1 ]] ; then
 	echo "parse a list of parameters and execute script with those parameters"
 	echo "parse-list.sh <param file> <script> [<noisy> <additional> <additional> <additional>]"
-    echo "<param file> = name of file containing parameters"
+    echo "<param file|org='organisation'> name of file containing parameters"
+    echo "                                or the organisation list of repos"
     echo "<script> script to run (e.g. rename-e-smith-pkh.sh)"
     echo "optional params can appear in any order"
-    echo "   <org='organisation'> run for each repo in 'organisation' (e.g. org=smeserver)"
     echo "   <review> show line being executed but do NOTHING!"
     echo "   <noisy> show line being executed"
     echo "   <additional> additional params to be passed (up to 3)"
     exit 0
 fi
 
-if [[ ! -f $1 ]] ; then
+# parse the command line parameters
+PROCESSORG=
+if [[ $1 == "org=*" ]] ; then
+    # using a list of the repos in this organisatoin as input
+    PROCESSORG=${$param#*=}
+    # Get the ini file and relevant parameters - only needed for org processing
+    inifilename=$(echo ~)"/.smegit/config"
+    if [ ! -e $inifilename ] ; then
+      # Not here, look at system default
+      if [ ! -e /etc/smegit.ini ] ; then 
+        echo "No ini file found $inifiename or /etc/smegit.ini"
+        exit 1
+      else
+        initfilename="/etc/smegit.ini"
+      fi
+    fi 
+
+    while read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
+      if [[ $line =~ ^\[.*\]$ ]] ; then
+        section=${line#*[}
+        section=${section%]*}
+      else
+        if [[ $line =~ ^[^#]*= ]] ; then
+          key=${line%=*}
+           value=${line#*=}
+           declare "${section}_${key}=$value"
+        fi
+      fi
+  done < "$inifilename"
+else
+  # using a file as input
+  if [[ ! -f $1 ]] ; then
     echo "Can NOT find $1 - Aborting"
     exit 1
+  fi
 fi
 
 if [[ $(which $2 | grep "no $2") ]] ; then 
@@ -27,8 +59,9 @@ fi
 
 REVIEW=
 NOISY=
-PROCESSORG=
 EXTRAPARAMS=
+GITEAHOST=${remote_GITEAHOST}
+ACCESSTOKEN=${remote_GITEAACCESSTOKEN}
 for param in $3 $4 $5 $6; do
   if [ $param ] ; then
     case $param in
@@ -36,9 +69,10 @@ for param in $3 $4 $5 $6; do
         REVIEW=true ;;
       noisy )
         NOISY=true ;;
-      org=* )
-        PROCESSORG=${$param#*=}
-        ;;
+      local )
+        GITEAHOST=${local_GITEAHOST}
+        ACCESSTOKEN=${local_GITEAACCESSTOKEN}
+      ;;
       * )
         EXTRAPARAMS=$EXTRAPARAMS" "$param ;;
     esac
@@ -51,9 +85,9 @@ if [ $PROCESSORG ] ; then
 # cycle through the repos in the specified organisation
 # get a list of repositories in the source organisation
   for page in {1..10} ; do
-    if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "getting page $page of repos from $GITHOST $1" ; fi
+    if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "getting page $page of repos from $GITHOST $PROCESSORG" ; fi
     RESPONSE=$(curl $curlsilent -X 'GET' \
-      "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/orgs/$1/repos?page=$page" \
+      "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/orgs/$PROCESSORG/repos?page=$page" \
       -H 'accept: application/json' \
       -H "Authorization: token $ACCESSTOKEN"
     )