dist/utils.js
function expandArgs(val, match, safe) {
    if (Array.isArray(val))
        return val.slice(0); // always slice to clone.
    match = match || ['"', "'"];
    safe = safe || ['[', ']', '<', '>'];
    function replacer(p, c) {
        p.a[p.a.length - 1] += c.replace(/\\(.)/, '$1');
    }
    var all = safe.concat(match);
    var result = val.match(/\\?.|^$/g).reduce(function (p, c) {
        if (~all.indexOf(c)) {
            p.quote ^= 1;
            if (~safe.indexOf(c))
                replacer(p, c);
        }
        else if (!p.quote && c === ' ')
            p.a.push('');
        else
            replacer(p, c);
        return p;
    }, { a: [''], e: false }).a;
    return result;
}
function expandArgs(val, match, safe) {
    if (Array.isArray(val))
        return val.slice(0); // always slice to clone.
    match = match || ['"', "'"];
    safe = safe || ['[', ']', '<', '>'];
    function replacer(p, c) {
        p.a[p.a.length - 1] += c.replace(/\\(.)/, '$1');
    }
    var all = safe.concat(match);
    var result = val.match(/\\?.|^$/g).reduce(function (p, c) {
        if (~all.indexOf(c)) {
            p.quote ^= 1;
            if (~safe.indexOf(c))
                replacer(p, c);
        }
        else if (!p.quote && c === ' ')
            p.a.push('');
        else
            replacer(p, c);
        return p;
    }, { a: [''], e: false }).a;
    return result;
}
function expandArgs ( val , match , safe ) { if ( Array . isArray ( val ) ) return val . slice ( 0 ) ; // always slice to clone. match = match || [ '"' , "'" ] ; safe = safe || [ '[' , ']' , '<' , '>' ] ; function replacer ( p , c ) { p . a [ p . a . length - 1 ] += c . replace ( / \\(.) / , '$1' ) ; } var all = safe . concat ( match ) ; var result = val . match ( / \\?.|^$ / g ) . reduce ( function ( p , c ) { if ( ~ all . indexOf ( c ) ) { p . quote ^= 1 ; if ( ~ safe . indexOf ( c ) ) replacer ( p , c ) ; } else if ( ! p . quote && c === ' ' ) p . a . push ( '' ) ; else replacer ( p , c ) ; return p ; } , { a : [ '' ] , e : false } ) . a ; return result ; }
Expand argument string into an array respecting space between special characters.

NOTE: use \\ to escape inner quotes.

@example 'install --dir "/some/path" -f' >> ['install', '--dir', '/some/path', '-f']

@param val the arg string to split to array.
@param match chars when matched ignore spaces withing these chars.
@param safe same as match except these chars will be included in result.
Expand argument string into an array respecting space between special characters .