Function argv_from_shell

src/engine/execcmd.cpp:43–71

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void argv_from_shell( char const * * argv, LIST * shell, char const * command,
    int32_t const slot )
{
    static char jobno[ 12 ];

    int i;
    int gotpercent = 0;
    LISTITER iter = list_begin( shell );
    LISTITER end = list_end( shell );

    assert( 0 <= slot );
    assert( slot < 999 );
    sprintf( jobno, "%d", slot + 1 );

    for ( i = 0; iter != end && i < MAXARGC; ++i, iter = list_next( iter ) )
    {
        switch ( object_str( list_item( iter ) )[ 0 ] )
        {
            case '%': argv[ i ] = command; ++gotpercent; break;
            case '!': argv[ i ] = jobno; break;
            default : argv[ i ] = object_str( list_item( iter ) );
        }
    }

    if ( !gotpercent )
        argv[ i++ ] = command;

    argv[ i ] = NULL;
}


/* Returns whether the given command string contains lines longer than the given