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+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+/***********************************************************************************/
+/*** FUNCTIONS USED FOR PARSING PARAMETERS FROM COMMAND LINE ***********************/
+
+#ifndef PARAMETERS_INCLUDED
+#define PARAMETERS_INCLUDED
+ bool is_delimeter(char *delimiters, char c) ;
+ void parse_parameters(char *options, int *num_parameters, char ***parameters, char *delimiters);
+ void free_parameters(int num_parameters,char ***parameters);
+#endif