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Add routine to split string into argv/argc
author Daniel O'Connor <darius@dons.net.au>
date Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:30:35 +1030
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/*
 * Split string to argv
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2015
 *      Daniel O'Connor <darius@dons.net.au>.  All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
 * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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 * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 * SUCH DAMAGE.
 */

#include <string.h>

/* Split command string on space/tab boundaries into argv/argc
 *
 * Ignore the first 'skip' parameters.
 * If maxargs is exceeded return 1 otherwise 0
 *
 * TODO: handle escape chars
 */
int
splitargv(char *buf, unsigned skip, char *argv[], unsigned maxargs, int *argc) {
	char **btmp;

	*argc = 0;
	btmp = &buf;
	while (1) {
		argv[*argc] = strsep(btmp, " \t");
		if (argv[*argc] == '\0')
			break;
		/* Skip arg(s) if necessary */
		if (skip) {
			skip--;
			continue;
		}
		(*argc)++;
		if (*argc == maxargs)
			return 1;
	}

	return 0;
}