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Cormac Shannon 4b49907ce7 Update project issues: resolve #02-#04, add #08-#10
Mark issues #02 (backtick lexing/parsing), #03 (command execution
runtime), and #04 (argv parsing) as resolved. Add new issues for
configuration (#08), programmable prompt (#09), and interactive
command execution (#10).
2026-02-28 18:27:55 +00:00

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# 04 — Implement argv parsing (tokenize command strings)
**Status:** resolved
**Blocked by:** #01
**Blocks:** #06
Since we're not using a shell, we need our own command-line tokenizer to split a command string into `argv[]`.
## Must handle
- Simple whitespace splitting: `ls -l /tmp``["ls", "-l", "/tmp"]`
- Single-quoted strings: `echo 'hello world'``["echo", "hello world"]`
- Double-quoted strings with escapes: `echo "hello \"world\""`
- Backslash escaping outside quotes: `echo hello\ world`
- Mixed quoting: `echo "it's a test"`
## May handle (depending on #01 decisions)
- Variable/expression interpolation: `echo $HOME` or `echo ${dir}`
- Glob expansion: `ls *.lua` (could also defer to a later issue)
## Implementation
- Standalone C module, likely `lcmd_parse.c` or part of `lcmd.c`
- Returns a `char **argv` (NULL-terminated) + argc count
- Must handle memory allocation/cleanup