--- libaitio/src/Attic/tools.c	2012/07/30 11:49:46	1.16.4.1
+++ libaitio/src/Attic/tools.c	2012/07/30 11:51:17	1.16.4.2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: tools.c,v 1.16.4.1 2012/07/30 11:49:46 misho Exp $
+* $Id: tools.c,v 1.16.4.2 2012/07/30 11:51:17 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -300,6 +300,28 @@ io_FreeNullTerm(char *** __restrict arr)
 		io_free(*arr);
 		*arr = NULL;
 	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * io_argsNum() Parse and calculate number of arguments
+ *
+ * @csArgs = Input arguments line
+ * @csDelim = Delimiter(s) for separate
+ * return: 0 error format; -1 error:: can`t read; >0 ok, number of items
+ */
+inline int
+io_argsNum(const char *csArgs, const char *csDelim)
+{
+	register int res;
+	char *pos;
+
+	assert(csArgs);
+	assert(csDelim);
+	if (!csArgs || !csDelim)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (res = 1, pos = (char*) csArgs; (pos = strpbrk(pos, csDelim)); res++, pos++);
+	return res;
 }
 
 /*