sbase/libutil/unescape.c
FRIGN b8b9d983c8 Add unescape() to libutil
formerly known as resolveescapes(), it is of central use to numerous
programs.
This drops a lot of LOC.
2015-01-29 21:52:44 +01:00

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/* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
#include <string.h>
#include "../util.h"
size_t
unescape(char *s)
{
size_t len, i, off, m, factor, q;
len = strlen(s);
for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
if (s[i] != '\\')
continue;
off = 0;
switch (s[i + 1]) {
case '\\': s[i] = '\\'; off++; break;
case 'a': s[i] = '\a'; off++; break;
case 'b': s[i] = '\b'; off++; break;
case 'f': s[i] = '\f'; off++; break;
case 'n': s[i] = '\n'; off++; break;
case 'r': s[i] = '\r'; off++; break;
case 't': s[i] = '\t'; off++; break;
case 'v': s[i] = '\v'; off++; break;
case '\0':
eprintf("%s: null escape sequence\n", argv0);
default:
/* "\O[OO]" octal escape */
for (m = i + 1; m < i + 1 + 3 && m < len; m++)
if (s[m] < '0' || s[m] > '7')
break;
if (m == i + 1)
eprintf("%s: invalid escape sequence '\\%c'\n", argv0, s[i + 1]);
off += m - i - 1;
for (--m, q = 0, factor = 1; m > i; m--) {
q += (s[m] - '0') * factor;
factor *= 8;
}
s[i] = q;
}
for (m = i + 1; m <= len - off; m++)
s[m] = s[m + off];
len -= off;
}
return len;
}