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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2019-12-16 13:08:39 -0800
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-argv-array API
-==============
-
-The argv-array API allows one to dynamically build and store
-NULL-terminated lists. An argv-array maintains the invariant that the
-`argv` member always points to a non-NULL array, and that the array is
-always NULL-terminated at the element pointed to by `argv[argc]`. This
-makes the result suitable for passing to functions expecting to receive
-argv from main(), or the link:api-run-command.html[run-command API].
-
-The string-list API (documented in string-list.h) is similar, but cannot be
-used for these purposes; instead of storing a straight string pointer,
-it contains an item structure with a `util` field that is not compatible
-with the traditional argv interface.
-
-Each `argv_array` manages its own memory. Any strings pushed into the
-array are duplicated, and all memory is freed by argv_array_clear().
-
-Data Structures
----------------
-
-`struct argv_array`::
-
- A single array. This should be initialized by assignment from
- `ARGV_ARRAY_INIT`, or by calling `argv_array_init`. The `argv`
- member contains the actual array; the `argc` member contains the
- number of elements in the array, not including the terminating
- NULL.
-
-Functions
----------
-
-`argv_array_init`::
- Initialize an array. This is no different than assigning from
- `ARGV_ARRAY_INIT`.
-
-`argv_array_push`::
- Push a copy of a string onto the end of the array.
-
-`argv_array_pushl`::
- Push a list of strings onto the end of the array. The arguments
- should be a list of `const char *` strings, terminated by a NULL
- argument.
-
-`argv_array_pushf`::
- Format a string and push it onto the end of the array. This is a
- convenience wrapper combining `strbuf_addf` and `argv_array_push`.
-
-`argv_array_pushv`::
- Push a null-terminated array of strings onto the end of the array.
-
-`argv_array_pop`::
- Remove the final element from the array. If there are no
- elements in the array, do nothing.
-
-`argv_array_clear`::
- Free all memory associated with the array and return it to the
- initial, empty state.
-
-`argv_array_detach`::
- Disconnect the `argv` member from the `argv_array` struct and
- return it. The caller is responsible for freeing the memory used
- by the array, and by the strings it references. After detaching,
- the `argv_array` is in a reinitialized state and can be pushed
- into again.