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+/*
+ * Portable routines to create argv[] argument lists for exec and spawn.
+ * $Id$
+ * Copyright (c) 1997 by Tycho Softworks.
+ * For conditions of distribution and reuse see product license.
+ */
+
+#include <other/string.h>
+
+int getargv(char *base[], char *cbuf)
+{
+ int arg = 0;
+ int qflag = 0;
+ int sflag = 1;
+
+ while(*cbuf)
+ {
+ switch(*cbuf)
+ {
+ case ' ':
+ case '\t':
+ if(qflag)
+ break;
+ if(!sflag)
+ {
+ *cbuf = 0;
+ sflag = 1;
+ }
+ break;
+ case '\"':
+ if(!qflag)
+ {
+ *cbuf = 0;
+ base[arg++] = cbuf + 1;
+ sflag = 0;
+ qflag = 1;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ *cbuf = 0;
+ sflag = 1;
+ qflag = 0;
+ }
+ break;
+ default:
+ if(sflag)
+ {
+ base[arg++] = cbuf;
+ sflag = 0;
+ }
+ }
+ ++cbuf;
+ }
+ base[arg] = NULL;
+ return arg;
+}
+