Basic Examples (3) 

CommandLineSplit will break up a string into constituent argv elements keeping strings as a single unit:

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Escape characters within strings are supported:

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Multiple commands are parsed separately with the separators being retained as separate elements:

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Scope (4) 

Double-quoted substrings are kept together as one token:

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Escaped command separators are ignored:

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Extra whitespace is ignored:

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Empty strings are preserved:

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Options (2) 

An equals sign can be treated as an additional delimiter using the "TokenDelimiters" option:

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A different escape character can be specified with "EscapeCharacter":

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Applications (1) 

Split a simple command into a form suitable for further processing:

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Possible Issues (1) 

Un-terminated quoted strings or escape sequences produce a Message and return a Failure:

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