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+// slang-command-line.h
+#ifndef SLANG_COMMAND_LINE_H
+#define SLANG_COMMAND_LINE_H
+
+#include "slang-string.h"
+#include "slang-list.h"
+
+namespace Slang {
+
+struct CommandLine
+{
+    enum class ExecutableType
+    {
+        Unknown,                    ///< The executable is not specified 
+        Path,                       ///< The executable is set as a path (ie won't be searched for)
+        Filename,                   ///< The executable is set as a filename
+    };
+
+        /// Add args - assumed unescaped
+    void addArg(const String& in) { m_args.add(in); }
+    void addArgs(const String* args, Int argsCount) { for (Int i = 0; i < argsCount; ++i) addArg(args[i]); }
+
+        /// Find the index of an arg which is exact match for slice
+    SLANG_INLINE Index findArgIndex(const UnownedStringSlice& slice) const { return m_args.indexOf(slice); }
+
+        /// Set the executable path.
+        /// NOTE! On some targets the executable path *must* include an extension to be able to start as a process
+    void setExecutablePath(const String& path) { m_executableType = ExecutableType::Path; m_executable = path; }
+
+        /// Set the executable path from a base directory and an executable name (no suffix such as '.exe' needed)
+    void setExecutable(const String& dir, const String& name);
+
+        /// Set a filename (such that the path will be looked up
+    void setExecutableFilename(const String& filename) { m_executableType = ExecutableType::Filename; m_executable = filename; }
+
+        /// For handling args where the switch is placed directly in front of the path 
+    void addPrefixPathArg(const char* prefix, const String& path, const char* pathPostfix = nullptr);
+
+        /// Get the total number of args
+    SLANG_FORCE_INLINE Index getArgCount() const { return m_args.getCount(); }
+
+        /// Reset to the initial state
+    void reset() { *this = CommandLine();  }
+
+        /// Append the command line to out
+    void append(StringBuilder& out) const;
+        /// convert into a string
+    String toString() const;
+
+        /// Ctor
+    CommandLine():m_executableType(ExecutableType::Unknown) {}
+
+    ExecutableType m_executableType;    ///< How the executable is specified
+    String m_executable;                ///< Executable to run. Note that the executable is never escaped.
+    List<String> m_args;                ///< The arguments (Stored *unescaped*)
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // SLANG_COMMAND_LINE_H