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diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/shell_makeargs.c b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/shell_makeargs.c
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+/*
+ *  Split string into argc/argv style argument list
+ *
+ *  COPYRIGHT (c) 1989-2008.
+ *  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+ *
+ *  The license and distribution terms for this file may be
+ *  found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at
+ *  http://www.rtems.com/license/LICENSE.
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ */
+
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+int rtems_shell_make_args(
+  char  *commandLine,
+  int   *argc_p,
+  char **argv_p,
+  int    max_args
+)
+{
+  int   argc;
+  char *ch;
+  int   status = 0;
+ 
+  argc = 0;
+  ch = commandLine;
+
+  while ( *ch ) {
+
+    while ( isspace((unsigned char)*ch) ) ch++;
+
+    if ( *ch == '\0' )
+      break;
+
+    if ( *ch == '"' ) {
+      argv_p[ argc ] = ++ch;
+      while ( ( *ch != '\0' ) && ( *ch != '"' ) ) ch++;
+    } else {
+      argv_p[ argc ] = ch;
+      while ( ( *ch != '\0' ) && ( !isspace((unsigned char)*ch) ) ) ch++;
+    }
+
+    argc++;
+
+    if ( *ch == '\0' )
+      break;
+
+    *ch++ = '\0';
+
+    if ( argc == (max_args-1) ) {
+        status = -1;
+        break;
+    }
+
+
+  }
+  argv_p[ argc ] = NULL;
+  *argc_p = argc;
+  return status;
+}
+