1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/frrstr.c b/lib/frrstr.c
index e5440c5093..bb112afef7 100644
--- a/lib/frrstr.c
+++ b/lib/frrstr.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * FRR string processing utilities.
  * Copyright (C) 2018  Cumulus Networks, Inc.
  *                     Quentin Young
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, LabN Consulting, L.L.C.
  */
 
 #include "zebra.h"
@@ -225,3 +226,26 @@ char *frrstr_hex(char *buff, size_t bufsiz, const uint8_t *str, size_t num)
 
 	return buff;
 }
+
+const char *frrstr_skip_over_char(const char *s, int skipc)
+{
+	int c, quote = 0;
+
+	while ((c = *s++)) {
+		if (c == '\\') {
+			if (!*s++)
+				return NULL;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (quote) {
+			if (c == quote)
+				quote = 0;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (c == skipc)
+			return s;
+		if (c == '"' || c == '\'')
+			quote = c;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}