From c73c728b5e8f08435399ac697125ca8a62e241fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Black W9MDB <mdblack98@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 11:44:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Allow rigctl w command to quote arg1 for use by SmartSDR e.g.
 w "C0|set slice 0 tx=1"

---
 doc/man1/rigctl.1    |  3 ++-
 tests/rigctl_parse.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/man1/rigctl.1 b/doc/man1/rigctl.1
index 55c96bbae..373be6610 100644
--- a/doc/man1/rigctl.1
+++ b/doc/man1/rigctl.1
@@ -1273,7 +1273,8 @@ For binary protocols enter values as \\0xAA\\0xBB.  Expect a
 .RI \(aq Reply \(aq
 from the radio which will likely be a binary block or an ASCII string
 depending on the radio's protocol (see your radio's computer control
-documentation).
+documentation). If you are testing a protocol like SmartSDR where there
+are spaces in the commands use quote, e.g.  w "C0|set slice 0 tx=1"
 .IP
 The command terminator, set by the
 .B send-cmd-term
diff --git a/tests/rigctl_parse.c b/tests/rigctl_parse.c
index 78bc27fbf..5b8333c12 100644
--- a/tests/rigctl_parse.c
+++ b/tests/rigctl_parse.c
@@ -495,6 +495,19 @@ void hash_delete_all()
     }
 }
 
+
+// modifies s to remove quotes
+void strip_quotes(char *s)
+{   
+    char *s2 = strdup(s);
+    char *p;
+    if (s[0] != '\"') return; // no quotes
+    s2 = strdup(&s[1]);
+    p = strrchr(s2,'"');
+    if (p) *p = 0;
+    strcpy(s,s2);
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBREADLINE
 /* Frees allocated memory and sets pointers to NULL before calling readline
  * and then parses the input into space separated tokens.
@@ -1726,6 +1739,7 @@ readline_repeat:
      * Extended Response protocol: output received command name and arguments
      * response.  Don't send command header on '\chk_vfo' command.
      */
+    if (p1) strip_quotes(p1);
     if (interactive && *ext_resp_ptr && !prompt && cmd != 0xf0)
     {
         char a1[MAXARGSZ + 2];