diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2cbc428..1a4b1a1
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -70,6 +70,38 @@ or parse files already in that format into a nested hash:
 
   parsed_data = Slither.parse('infile.txt', :test).inspect
 
+== Repeating Sections
+
+To enable repeating sections simple define the prefix you want for the repeating keys in the hash and pass the
+repeatable option to the section that is repeatable.
+
+    Slither.define :sac_bee, :repeater => 'r' do |d|
+      d.header do |h|
+        h.trap { |line| line[0] == '1' }
+        h.column :header_begin, 1
+        h.column :destination
+        h.column :payment_deposit_date, 6
+      end
+      d.payment_records :repeatable => true do |pr|
+        pr.trap { |line| line[0] == '6' }
+        pr.column :payment_amount, 10
+      end
+      d.batch_trailer_record :repeatable => true do |btr|
+        btr.trap { |line| line[0] == '7' }
+        btr.column :beginning_of_batch_trailer_record, 1
+        btr.column :total_count_of_records_in_batch, 4
+        btr.column :total_payment_amount_of_batch, 10
+      end
+      d.file_trailer_record do |ftr|
+        ftr.trap { |line| line[0] == '8' }
+        ftr.column :beginning_of_trailer_record, 1
+        ftr.column :total_count_of_records, 5
+        ftr.column :total_payment_amount, 10
+      end
+    end
+
+The data will be parsed into a hash as above but will have keys like "payment_records#{repeater}{num}" for each repeating section.
+
 == INSTALL:
 
 sudo gem install slither
diff --git a/lib/slither/column.rb b/lib/slither/column.rb
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/lib/slither/definition.rb b/lib/slither/definition.rb
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9158203..cee2402
--- a/lib/slither/definition.rb
+++ b/lib/slither/definition.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 class Slither  
   class Definition
-    attr_reader :sections, :templates, :options
+    attr_reader :sections, :templates, :options, :repeater
     
     def initialize(options = {})
       @sections = []
       @templates = {}
+      @repeater = options[:repeater] || 'r'
       @options = { :align => :right }.merge(options)
     end
     
@@ -26,6 +27,18 @@ def template(name, options = {}, &block)
       @templates[name] = section
     end
     
+    def find_section(name)
+      @sections.select{|section| section.name.to_sym == name}.first rescue nil
+    end
+    
+    def repeatable_sections
+      @sections.select{|section| section.repeatable}
+    end
+    
+    def non_repeatable_sections
+      @sections.select{|section| !section.repeatable}
+    end
+    
     def method_missing(method, *args, &block)
       section(method, *args, &block)
     end
diff --git a/lib/slither/generator.rb b/lib/slither/generator.rb
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a2a54bb..e7b5f95
--- a/lib/slither/generator.rb
+++ b/lib/slither/generator.rb
@@ -7,17 +7,19 @@ def initialize(definition)
 		
 		def generate(data)
 	    @builder = []
-	    @definition.sections.each do |section|
-	      content = data[section.name]
-	      if content
-  	      content = [content] unless content.is_a?(Array)
-  	      raise(Slither::RequiredSectionEmptyError, "Required section '#{section.name}' was empty.") if content.empty?
-  	      content.each do |row|
-  	        @builder << section.format(row)
-  	      end
-  	    else
-  	      raise(Slither::RequiredSectionEmptyError, "Required section '#{section.name}' was empty.") unless section.optional
-	      end
+	    data.each do |section_name,content|
+	      #remove #{@definition.repeater}[number] which was created by repeating rows
+	      repeat_regex = Regexp.new("#{@definition.repeater}{1}\\d+\\z")
+        section_name = section_name.to_s.gsub(repeat_regex, '')
+	      
+	      section = @definition.find_section(section_name.to_sym)
+	      raise(Slither::UndefinedSectionError, "Undefined section '#{section_name}'.") if section.nil?
+	      
+  	    content = [content] unless content.is_a?(Array)
+  	    raise(Slither::UknownSectionError, "Required section '#{section.name}' was empty.") if content.empty?
+  	    content.each do |row|
+  	      @builder << section.format(row)
+  	    end
 	    end
 	    @builder.join("\n")
 		end
diff --git a/lib/slither/parser.rb b/lib/slither/parser.rb
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 0582ba2..db24810
--- a/lib/slither/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/slither/parser.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ class Parser
         
     def initialize(definition, file)
       @definition = definition
+      @repeat_counter = 1
+      @repeating_section = nil
       @file = file
       # This may be used in the future for non-linear or repeating sections
       @mode = :linear
@@ -12,9 +14,22 @@ def parse()
       @parsed = {}
       @content = read_file      
       unless @content.empty?
-        @definition.sections.each do |section|
+        @definition.non_repeatable_sections.each do |section|
           rows = fill_content(section)
-          raise(Slither::RequiredSectionNotFoundError, "Required section '#{section.name}' was not found.") unless rows > 0 || section.optional
+          
+          #if no matches were found this might be a repeatable section
+          if rows == 0
+            repeatable_rows = parse_repeatable_sections
+            while repeatable_rows > 0
+              repeatable_rows = parse_repeatable_sections
+            end
+            rows = fill_content(section)
+          end
+          
+          if rows == 0 and !section.optional
+            raise(Slither::RequiredSectionNotFoundError, "Required section '#{section.name}' was not found.") 
+          end
+          
         end
       end
       @parsed
@@ -32,21 +47,39 @@ def read_file
         content
       end
       
-      def fill_content(section)
+      def fill_content(section, repeatable=false)
         matches = 0
+        repeat_section_name = nil
+
         loop do
           line = @content.first
           break unless section.match(line) 
-          add_to_section(section, line)
+          if repeatable
+            unless @repeating_section == section.name
+              @repeating_section = section.name
+              repeat_section_name = "#{section.name}#{@definition.repeater}#{@repeat_counter}"
+              @repeat_counter += 1
+            end
+          end
+          add_to_section(section, line, repeatable, repeat_section_name)
           matches += 1
           @content.shift
         end
         matches
       end
       
-      def add_to_section(section, line)
-        @parsed[section.name] = [] unless @parsed[section.name]
-        @parsed[section.name] << section.parse(line)
+      def parse_repeatable_sections
+        matches = 0
+        @definition.repeatable_sections.each do |section|
+          matches = fill_content(section, true)
+        end
+        matches
+      end
+      
+      def add_to_section(section, line, repeatable, repeat_section_name)
+        key = repeatable ? repeat_section_name.to_sym : section.name
+        @parsed[key] = [] unless @parsed[key]
+        @parsed[key] << section.parse(line)
       end
     
   end
diff --git a/lib/slither/section.rb b/lib/slither/section.rb
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 540f155..bd9cea0
--- a/lib/slither/section.rb
+++ b/lib/slither/section.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class Slither
   class Section
-    attr_accessor :definition, :optional
+    attr_accessor :definition, :optional, :repeatable
     attr_reader :name, :columns, :options
     
     RESERVED_NAMES = [:spacer]
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def initialize(name, options = {})
       @columns = []
       @trap = options[:trap]
       @optional = options[:optional] || false
+      @repeatable = options[:repeatable] || false
     end
     
     def column(name, length, options = {})
diff --git a/lib/slither/slither.rb b/lib/slither/slither.rb
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c290562..d67cdcc
--- a/lib/slither/slither.rb
+++ b/lib/slither/slither.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class RequiredSectionEmptyError < StandardError; end
   class FormattedStringExceedsLengthError < StandardError; end
   class ColumnMismatchError < StandardError; end
   
+  class UndefinedSectionError < StandardError; end
+  
   
   def self.define(name, options = {}, &block)
     definition = Definition.new(options)
diff --git a/spec/definition_spec.rb b/spec/definition_spec.rb
index 92e8770..7bc89a7 100644
--- a/spec/definition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/definition_spec.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,74 @@
       d.section('name', :align => :left) {}
     end
   end
+
+  describe "when specifying repeater" do
+    it "should have a repeater option" do
+      d = Slither::Definition.new :repeater => 'r'
+      d.repeater.should == 'r'
+    end
+
+    it "should should default repeater to r" do
+      d = Slither::Definition.new
+      d.repeater.should == 'r'
+    end
+
+    it "should should allow you get all repeatable sections" do
+      d = Slither::Definition.new
+
+      d.section :header do |section|
+      end
+
+      d.section :body, :repeatable => true do |section|
+      end
+
+      d.section :footer do |section|
+      end
+
+      d.repeatable_sections.count.should eq 1
+    end
+
+    it "should should allow you get all non repeatable sections" do
+      d = Slither::Definition.new
+
+      d.section :header do |section|
+      end
+
+      d.section :body, :repeatable => true do |section|
+      end
+
+      d.section :footer do |section|
+      end
+
+      d.non_repeatable_sections.count.should eq 2
+    end
+
+    it "should should allow you get all non repeatable sections" do
+      d = Slither::Definition.new
+
+      d.section :header do |section|
+      end
+
+      d.section :body, :repeatable => true do |section|
+      end
+
+      d.section :footer do |section|
+      end
+
+      d.non_repeatable_sections.count.should eq 2
+    end
+
+    it "should allow you get a section by name" do
+      d = Slither::Definition.new
+
+      d.section :header do |section|
+      end
+
+      section = d.find_section(:header)
+      section.should be_a(Slither::Section)
+      section.name.should eq :header
+    end
+  end
   
   describe "when creating a section" do
     before(:each) do
diff --git a/spec/generator_spec.rb b/spec/generator_spec.rb
index c7c4d2b..807b1c0 100644
--- a/spec/generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generator_spec.rb
@@ -38,5 +38,58 @@
   it "should generate a string" do
     expected = "HEAD         1\n      Paul    Hewson\n      Dave     Evans\nFOOT         1"
     @generator.generate(@data).should == expected
-  end 
+  end
+
+  describe "when repeating sections" do
+    before(:all) do
+      @repeat_definition = Slither.define :simple, :repeater => 'r' do |d|
+        d.header do |header|
+          header.trap { |line| line[0,1] == 1 }
+          header.column :header_begin, 1
+          header.column :batch_number, 3, :padding => :zero
+        end
+        d.data :repeatable => true do |data|
+          data.trap { |line| line[0,1] == 2 }
+          data.column :data_begin, 1
+          data.column :record_number, 3
+          data.column :record_number_plus_batch, 6
+          data.column :id, 2
+          data.column :name, 10, :align => :left
+        end
+        d.tail_record :repeatable => true do |tail_record|
+          tail_record.trap { |line| line[0,1] == 3 }
+          tail_record.column :tail_record_begin, 1
+          tail_record.column :num_records, 3
+        end
+        d.footer do |footer|
+          footer.trap { |line| line[0,1] == 4 }
+          footer.column :footer_record_begin, 1
+          footer.column :total_record_count, 3
+          footer.column :batch_number, 3, :padding => :zero
+        end
+      end
+      @repeat_data = {
+          :header => [ {:header_begin => 1, :batch_number => 001 }],
+          :datar1 => [
+              {:data_begin => 2, :record_number => '001',
+               :record_number_plus_batch => '001001', :id => '01', :name => 'Russell'  },
+              {:data_begin => 2, :record_number => '002',
+               :record_number_plus_batch => '002001', :id => '02', :name => 'John'  },
+          ],
+          :tail_recordr1 => [:tail_record_begin => 3, :num_records => '002'],
+          :datar2 => [
+              {:data_begin => 2, :record_number => '001',
+               :record_number_plus_batch => '001001', :id => '01', :name => 'Bill'  }
+          ],
+          :tail_recordr2 => [:tail_record_begin => 3, :num_records => '001'],
+          :footer => [ {:footer_record_begin => 4, :total_record_count => "003", :batch_number => '001' }]
+      }
+      @repeat_generator = Slither::Generator.new(@repeat_definition)
+    end
+
+    it "should generate a string" do
+      expected = "1001\n200100100101Russell   \n200200200102John      \n3002\n200100100101Bill      \n3001\n4003001"
+      @repeat_generator.generate(@repeat_data).should == expected
+    end
+  end
 end
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diff --git a/spec/parser_spec.rb b/spec/parser_spec.rb
index 4debf86..0073c22 100644
--- a/spec/parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/parser_spec.rb
@@ -71,4 +71,68 @@
     
     # it "raise an error if a section limit is over run"
   end
+
+  describe "when repeating sections" do
+    before(:each) do
+      @repeat_file_name = 'repeat.txt'
+    end
+
+    before(:all) do
+      @repeat_definition = Slither.define :simple, :repeater => 'r' do |d|
+        d.header do |header|
+          header.trap { |line| line[0] == '1' }
+          header.column :header_begin, 1
+          header.column :batch_number, 3, :padding => :zero
+        end
+        d.data :repeatable => true do |data|
+          data.trap { |line| line[0] == '2' }
+          data.column :data_begin, 1
+          data.column :record_number, 3
+          data.column :record_number_plus_batch, 6
+          data.column :id, 2
+          data.column :name, 10, :align => :left
+        end
+        d.tail_record :repeatable => true do |tail_record|
+          tail_record.trap { |line| line[0] == '3' }
+          tail_record.column :tail_record_begin, 1
+          tail_record.column :num_records, 3
+        end
+        d.footer do |footer|
+          footer.trap { |line| line[0] == '4' }
+          footer.column :footer_record_begin, 1
+          footer.column :total_record_count, 3
+          footer.column :batch_number, 3, :padding => :zero
+        end
+      end
+
+      File.open('repeat.txt', 'w') {|f| f.write("1001\n200100100101Russell   \n200200200102John      \n3002\n200100100101Bill      \n3001\n4003001") }
+      @repeat_parser = Slither::Parser.new(@repeat_definition, 'repeat.txt')
+    end
+
+    it "should create hash keys based on repeated sections" do
+      expected = {
+          :header => [ {:header_begin => '1', :batch_number => '001' }],
+          :datar1 => [
+              {:data_begin => "2", :record_number => '001',
+               :record_number_plus_batch => '001001', :id => '01', :name => 'Russell'  },
+              {:data_begin => "2", :record_number => '002',
+               :record_number_plus_batch => '002001', :id => '02', :name => 'John'  },
+          ],
+          :tail_recordr2 => [:tail_record_begin => '3', :num_records => '002'],
+          :datar3 => [
+              {:data_begin => "2", :record_number => '001',
+               :record_number_plus_batch => '001001', :id => '01', :name => 'Bill'  }
+          ],
+          :tail_recordr4 => [:tail_record_begin => '3', :num_records => '001'],
+          :footer => [ {:footer_record_begin => '4', :total_record_count => "003", :batch_number => '001' }]
+      }
+      result = @repeat_parser.parse
+      result.should == expected
+    end
+
+    after(:all) do
+      File.delete('repeat.txt')
+    end
+
+  end
 end
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diff --git a/spec/section_spec.rb b/spec/section_spec.rb
index 80aab73..1029f87 100644
--- a/spec/section_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/section_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
   before(:each) do
     @section = Slither::Section.new(:body)
   end
-  
+
+  it "should have a repeatable option" do
+    @section.repeatable.should_not be_nil
+  end
+
+  it "should default the repeatable option to false" do
+    @section.repeatable.should eq false
+  end
+
   it "should have no columns after creation" do
     @section.columns.should be_empty
   end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 14b5e29..b7210c7 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 require 'rubygems'
-require 'spec'
+require 'rspec'
 require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'slither'))
  
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