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diff --git a/Help/command/separate_arguments.rst b/Help/command/separate_arguments.rst index a876595..0e3e5a5 100644 --- a/Help/command/separate_arguments.rst +++ b/Help/command/separate_arguments.rst @@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ Parse space-separated arguments into a semicolon-separated list. separate_arguments(<var> <UNIX|WINDOWS>_COMMAND "<args>") Parses a unix- or windows-style command-line string "<args>" and -stores a semicolon-separated list of the arguments in <var>. The +stores a semicolon-separated list of the arguments in ``<var>``. The entire command line must be given in one "<args>" argument. -The UNIX_COMMAND mode separates arguments by unquoted whitespace. It +The ``UNIX_COMMAND`` mode separates arguments by unquoted whitespace. It recognizes both single-quote and double-quote pairs. A backslash escapes the next literal character (\" is "); there are no special escapes (\n is just n). -The WINDOWS_COMMAND mode parses a windows command-line using the same +The ``WINDOWS_COMMAND`` mode parses a windows command-line using the same syntax the runtime library uses to construct argv at startup. It separates arguments by whitespace that is not double-quoted. Backslashes are literal unless they precede double-quotes. See the @@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ MSDN article "Parsing C Command-Line Arguments" for details. separate_arguments(VARIABLE) -Convert the value of VARIABLE to a semi-colon separated list. All +Convert the value of ``VARIABLE`` to a semi-colon separated list. All spaces are replaced with ';'. This helps with generating command lines. |