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In 4f665f2cf3 (string-list.h: move documentation from Documentation/api/
into header, 2017-09-26) the string-list API documentation was moved to
string-list.h. The argv-array API documentation may follow a similar
course in the future. Until then, prevent the broken link from making
it to the end-user documentation.
Signed-off-by: Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com>
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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argv-array API
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The argv-array API allows one to dynamically build and store
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NULL-terminated lists. An argv-array maintains the invariant that the
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`argv` member always points to a non-NULL array, and that the array is
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always NULL-terminated at the element pointed to by `argv[argc]`. This
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makes the result suitable for passing to functions expecting to receive
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argv from main(), or the link:api-run-command.html[run-command API].
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The string-list API (documented in string-list.h) is similar, but cannot be
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used for these purposes; instead of storing a straight string pointer,
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it contains an item structure with a `util` field that is not compatible
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with the traditional argv interface.
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Each `argv_array` manages its own memory. Any strings pushed into the
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array are duplicated, and all memory is freed by argv_array_clear().
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Data Structures
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---------------
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`struct argv_array`::
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A single array. This should be initialized by assignment from
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`ARGV_ARRAY_INIT`, or by calling `argv_array_init`. The `argv`
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member contains the actual array; the `argc` member contains the
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number of elements in the array, not including the terminating
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NULL.
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Functions
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---------
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`argv_array_init`::
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Initialize an array. This is no different than assigning from
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`ARGV_ARRAY_INIT`.
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`argv_array_push`::
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Push a copy of a string onto the end of the array.
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`argv_array_pushl`::
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Push a list of strings onto the end of the array. The arguments
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should be a list of `const char *` strings, terminated by a NULL
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argument.
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`argv_array_pushf`::
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Format a string and push it onto the end of the array. This is a
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convenience wrapper combining `strbuf_addf` and `argv_array_push`.
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`argv_array_pushv`::
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Push a null-terminated array of strings onto the end of the array.
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`argv_array_pop`::
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Remove the final element from the array. If there are no
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elements in the array, do nothing.
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`argv_array_clear`::
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Free all memory associated with the array and return it to the
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initial, empty state.
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`argv_array_detach`::
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Disconnect the `argv` member from the `argv_array` struct and
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return it. The caller is responsible for freeing the memory used
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by the array, and by the strings it references. After detaching,
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the `argv_array` is in a reinitialized state and can be pushed
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into again.
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