diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index b987add..4caf6ed 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 1.51 2002/11/14 04:04:46 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 1.52 2002/11/14 21:29:53 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 GOUP         = '<BackSpace>'
 KEYPRESS     = '<KeyPress>'
 QUITPROG     = '<Escape>'
+READCONF     = '<Control-r>'
 SELECTKEY    = '<space>'
 SELECTMOUSE  = '<ButtonRelease-1>'
 
@@ -201,16 +202,23 @@
 
 #####
 # Parse & Process The Configuraton File
+# This is called once at program start time
+# and again any time someone hits the READCONF key
+# while the program is running.
 #####
 
-def ParseRC():
-
+def ParseConfFile(*args):
+    global UI
+    
     try:
         cf = open(CONF)
     except:
         ErrMsg(eOPEN % CONF)
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    # Cleanout any old 
+    UI.rcfile = {}
+
     # Process and massage the configuration file
     for line in cf.read().splitlines():
 
@@ -254,19 +262,19 @@
             else:
                 key = fields[0][keypos+1].lower()
 
-            if key in rcfile:               # This is a Python 2.2 or later idiom
+            if key in UI.rcfile:               # This is a Python 2.2 or later idiom
                 ErrMsg(eDUPKEY % fields[0]) # Duplicate key found
                 cf.close()
                 sys.exit(1)
                 
             # Save command name and command using key as index
-            rcfile[key] = ["".join(fields[0].split(CMDKEY)),
+            UI.rcfile[key] = ["".join(fields[0].split(CMDKEY)),
                            " ".join(fields[1:])
                           ]
 
     cf.close()
 
-# End of 'ParseRC()'
+# End of 'ParseConfFile()'
 
 
 #####
@@ -345,6 +353,9 @@
         # Bind handler for "Up Dir"
         root.bind(GOUP, KeyUpDir)
 
+        # Bind handler of "Read Config File"
+        root.bind(READCONF, ParseConfFile)
+
         # Bind handler for "Item Select"
         root.bind(SELECTKEY, DirListHandler)
 
@@ -659,7 +670,7 @@
     # get its associated string and
     # execute the command.
 
-    cmd = rcfile.get(event.char.lower(), ["",""])[1]
+    cmd = UI.rcfile.get(event.char.lower(), ["",""])[1]
 
     # cmd == null means no matching command key -  do nothing
     # Otherwise, replace config tokens with actual file/dir names
@@ -726,11 +737,6 @@
     ErrMsg(eNOCONF % CONF)
     sys.exit(1)
 
-# Parse contents into dictionary
-
-rcfile = {}
-ParseRC()
-
 # Create an instance of the UI
 UIroot = Tk()
 UI = twanderUI(UIroot)
@@ -758,6 +764,10 @@
 # Initialize directory stack
 UI.lastdir      = []
 
+# Parse contents into dictionary
+
+ParseConfFile()
+
 # Canonicalize UI.rootdir
 UI.rootdir = os.path.abspath(UI.rootdir) + PSEP