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authorjcarsey <jcarsey@6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524>2009-05-07 18:46:18 +0000
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First (Alpha) release of ShellPkg
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+/** @file
+ Provides interface to shell functionality for shell commands and applications.
+
+Copyright (c) 2006 - 2009, Intel Corporation
+All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
+which accompanies this distribution. The full text of the license may be found at
+http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
+
+THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
+
+**/
+
+#if !defined(__SHELL_LIB__)
+#define __SHELL_LIB__
+
+#include <Protocol/SimpleFileSystem.h>
+#include <Guid/FileInfo.h>
+#include <Protocol/EfiShell.h>
+
+/**
+ This function will retrieve the information about the file for the handle
+ specified and store it in allocated pool memory.
+
+ This function allocates a buffer to store the file’s information. It is the
+ caller’s responsibility to free the buffer
+
+ @param FileHandle The file handle of the file for which information is
+ being requested.
+
+ @retval NULL information could not be retrieved.
+
+ @return the information about the file
+**/
+EFI_FILE_INFO*
+EFIAPI
+ShellGetFileInfo (
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle
+ );
+
+/**
+ This function will set the information about the file for the opened handle
+ specified.
+
+ @param FileHandle The file handle of the file for which information
+ is being set
+
+ @param FileInfo The infotmation to set.
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS The information was set.
+ @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED The InformationType is not known.
+ @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA The device has no medium.
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED The file system structures are corrupted.
+ @retval EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED The file or medium is write protected.
+ @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED The file was opened read only.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_FULL The volume is full.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellSetFileInfo (
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle,
+ IN EFI_FILE_INFO *FileInfo
+ );
+
+/**
+ This function will open a file or directory referenced by DevicePath.
+
+ This function opens a file with the open mode according to the file path. The
+ Attributes is valid only for EFI_FILE_MODE_CREATE.
+
+ @param FilePath on input the device path to the file. On output
+ the remaining device path.
+ @param DeviceHandle pointer to the system device handle.
+ @param FileHandle pointer to the file handle.
+ @param OpenMode the mode to open the file with.
+ @param Attributes the file's file attributes.
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS The information was set.
+ @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER One of the parameters has an invalid value.
+ @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED Could not open the file path.
+ @retval EFI_NOT_FOUND The specified file could not be found on the
+ device or the file system could not be found on
+ the device.
+ @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA The device has no medium.
+ @retval EFI_MEDIA_CHANGED The device has a different medium in it or the
+ medium is no longer supported.
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED The file system structures are corrupted.
+ @retval EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED The file or medium is write protected.
+ @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED The file was opened read only.
+ @retval EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES Not enough resources were available to open the
+ file.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_FULL The volume is full.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellOpenFileByDevicePath(
+ IN OUT EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL **FilePath,
+ OUT EFI_HANDLE *DeviceHandle,
+ OUT EFI_FILE_HANDLE *FileHandle,
+ IN UINT64 OpenMode,
+ IN UINT64 Attributes
+ );
+
+/**
+ This function will open a file or directory referenced by filename.
+
+ If return is EFI_SUCCESS, the Filehandle is the opened file’s handle;
+ otherwise, the Filehandle is NULL. The Attributes is valid only for
+ EFI_FILE_MODE_CREATE.
+
+ @param FileName pointer to file name
+ @param FileHandle pointer to the file handle.
+ @param OpenMode the mode to open the file with.
+ @param Attributes the file's file attributes.
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS The information was set.
+ @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER One of the parameters has an invalid value.
+ @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED Could not open the file path.
+ @retval EFI_NOT_FOUND The specified file could not be found on the
+ device or the file system could not be found
+ on the device.
+ @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA The device has no medium.
+ @retval EFI_MEDIA_CHANGED The device has a different medium in it or the
+ medium is no longer supported.
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED The file system structures are corrupted.
+ @retval EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED The file or medium is write protected.
+ @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED The file was opened read only.
+ @retval EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES Not enough resources were available to open the
+ file.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_FULL The volume is full.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellOpenFileByName(
+ IN CHAR16 *FilePath,
+ OUT EFI_FILE_HANDLE *FileHandle,
+ IN UINT64 OpenMode,
+ IN UINT64 Attributes
+ );
+
+/**
+ This function create a directory
+
+ If return is EFI_SUCCESS, the Filehandle is the opened directory's handle;
+ otherwise, the Filehandle is NULL. If the directory already existed, this
+ function opens the existing directory.
+
+ @param DirectoryName pointer to Directory name
+ @param FileHandle pointer to the file handle.
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS The information was set.
+ @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER One of the parameters has an invalid value.
+ @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED Could not open the file path.
+ @retval EFI_NOT_FOUND The specified file could not be found on the
+ device or the file system could not be found
+ on the device.
+ @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA The device has no medium.
+ @retval EFI_MEDIA_CHANGED The device has a different medium in it or the
+ medium is no longer supported.
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED The file system structures are corrupted.
+ @retval EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED The file or medium is write protected.
+ @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED The file was opened read only.
+ @retval EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES Not enough resources were available to open the
+ file.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_FULL The volume is full.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellCreateDirectory(
+ IN CHAR16 *DirectoryName,
+ OUT EFI_FILE_HANDLE *FileHandle
+ );
+
+/**
+ This function reads information from an opened file.
+
+ If FileHandle is not a directory, the function reads the requested number of
+ bytes from the file at the file’s current position and returns them in Buffer.
+ If the read goes beyond the end of the file, the read length is truncated to the
+ end of the file. The file’s current position is increased by the number of bytes
+ returned. If FileHandle is a directory, the function reads the directory entry
+ at the file’s current position and returns the entry in Buffer. If the Buffer
+ is not large enough to hold the current directory entry, then
+ EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL is returned and the current file position is not updated.
+ BufferSize is set to be the size of the buffer needed to read the entry. On
+ success, the current position is updated to the next directory entry. If there
+ are no more directory entries, the read returns a zero-length buffer.
+ EFI_FILE_INFO is the structure returned as the directory entry.
+
+ @param FileHandle the opened file handle
+
+ @param ReadSize on input the size of buffer in bytes. on return
+ the number of bytes written.
+
+ @param Buffer the buffer to put read data into.
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS Data was read.
+ @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA The device has no media.
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED The file system structures are corrupted.
+ @retval EFI_BUFFER_TO_SMALL Buffer is too small. ReadSize contains required
+ size.
+
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellReadFile(
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle,
+ IN OUT UINTN *ReadSize,
+ OUT VOID *Buffer
+ );
+
+/**
+ Write data to a file.
+
+ This function writes the specified number of bytes to the file at the current
+ file position. The current file position is advanced the actual number of bytes
+ written, which is returned in BufferSize. Partial writes only occur when there
+ has been a data error during the write attempt (such as “volume space full”).
+ The file is automatically grown to hold the data if required. Direct writes to
+ opened directories are not supported.
+
+ @param FileHandle The opened file for writing
+
+ @param BufferSize on input the number of bytes in Buffer. On output
+ the number of bytes written.
+
+ @param Buffer the buffer containing data to write is stored.
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS Data was written.
+ @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED Writes to an open directory are not supported.
+ @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA The device has no media.
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED The file system structures are corrupted.
+ @retval EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED The device is write-protected.
+ @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED The file was open for read only.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_FULL The volume is full.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellWriteFile(
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle,
+ IN OUT UINTN *BufferSize,
+ IN CONST VOID *Buffer
+ );
+
+/**
+ Close an open file handle.
+
+ This function closes a specified file handle. All “dirty” cached file data is
+ flushed to the device, and the file is closed. In all cases the handle is
+ closed.
+
+@param FileHandle the file handle to close.
+
+@retval EFI_SUCCESS the file handle was closed sucessfully.
+@retval INVALID_PARAMETER One of the parameters has an invalid value.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellCloseFile (
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE *FileHandle
+ );
+
+/**
+ Delete a file and close the handle
+
+ This function closes and deletes a file. In all cases the file handle is closed.
+ If the file cannot be deleted, the warning code EFI_WARN_DELETE_FAILURE is
+ returned, but the handle is still closed.
+
+ @param FileHandle the file handle to delete
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS the file was closed sucessfully
+ @retval EFI_WARN_DELETE_FAILURE the handle was closed, but the file was not
+ deleted
+ @retval INVALID_PARAMETER One of the parameters has an invalid value.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellDeleteFile (
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE *FileHandle
+ );
+
+/**
+ Set the current position in a file.
+
+ This function sets the current file position for the handle to the position
+ supplied. With the exception of seeking to position 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, only
+ absolute positioning is supported, and seeking past the end of the file is
+ allowed (a subsequent write would grow the file). Seeking to position
+ 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF causes the current position to be set to the end of the file.
+ If FileHandle is a directory, the only position that may be set is zero. This
+ has the effect of starting the read process of the directory entries over.
+
+ @param FileHandle The file handle on which the position is being set
+
+ @param Position Byte position from begining of file
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS Operation completed sucessfully.
+ @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED the seek request for non-zero is not valid on
+ directories.
+ @retval INVALID_PARAMETER One of the parameters has an invalid value.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellSetFilePosition (
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle,
+ IN UINT64 Position
+ );
+
+/**
+ Gets a file's current position
+
+ This function retrieves the current file position for the file handle. For
+ directories, the current file position has no meaning outside of the file
+ system driver and as such the operation is not supported. An error is returned
+ if FileHandle is a directory.
+
+ @param FileHandle The open file handle on which to get the position.
+ @param Position Byte position from begining of file.
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS the operation completed sucessfully.
+ @retval INVALID_PARAMETER One of the parameters has an invalid value.
+ @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED the request is not valid on directories.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellGetFilePosition (
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle,
+ OUT UINT64 *Position
+ );
+
+/**
+ Flushes data on a file
+
+ This function flushes all modified data associated with a file to a device.
+
+ @param FileHandle The file handle on which to flush data
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS The data was flushed.
+ @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA The device has no media.
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED The file system structures are corrupted.
+ @retval EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED The file or medium is write protected.
+ @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED The file was opened for read only.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellFlushFile (
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle
+ );
+
+/**
+ Retrieves the first file from a directory
+
+ This function takes an open directory handle and gets the first file
+ in the directory's info. Caller can use ShellFindNextFile() to get
+ subsequent files.
+
+ @param DirHandle The file handle of the directory to search
+ @param Buffer Pointer to buffer for file's information
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS Found the first file.
+ @retval EFI_NOT_FOUND Cannot find the directory.
+ @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA The device has no media.
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED The file system structures are corrupted.
+ @return ShellReadFile
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellFindFirstFile (
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE DirHandle,
+ OUT EFI_FILE_INFO *Buffer
+ );
+
+/**
+ Retrieves the next file in a directory.
+
+ To use this function, caller must call the ShellFindFirstFile() to get the
+ first file, and then use this function get other files. This function can be
+ called for several times to get each file's information in the directory. If
+ the call of ShellFindNextFile() got the last file in the directory, the next
+ call of this function has no file to get. *NoFile will be set to TRUE and the
+ data in Buffer is meaningless.
+
+ @param DirHandle the file handle of the directory
+ @param Buffer pointer to buffer for file's information
+ @param NoFile pointer to boolean when last file is found
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS Found the next file.
+ @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA The device has no media.
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error.
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED The file system structures are corrupted.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellFindNextFile(
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE DirHandle,
+ OUT EFI_FILE_INFO *Buffer,
+ OUT BOOLEAN *NoFile
+ );
+
+/**
+ Retrieve the size of a file.
+
+ This function extracts the file size info from the FileHandle’s EFI_FILE_INFO
+ data.
+
+ @param FileHandle file handle from which size is retrieved
+ @param Size pointer to size
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS operation was completed sucessfully
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR cannot access the file
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellGetFileSize (
+ IN EFI_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle,
+ OUT UINT64 *Size
+ );
+
+/**
+ Retrieves the status of the break execution flag
+
+ this function is useful to check whether the application is being asked to halt by the shell.
+
+ @retval TRUE the execution break is enabled
+ @retval FALSE the execution break is not enabled
+**/
+BOOLEAN
+EFIAPI
+ShellGetExecutionBreakFlag(
+ VOID
+ );
+
+/**
+ return the value of an environment variable
+
+ this function gets the value of the environment variable set by the
+ ShellSetEnvironmentVariable function
+
+ @param EnvKey The key name of the environment variable.
+
+ @retval NULL the named environment variable does not exist.
+ @return != NULL pointer to the value of the environment variable
+**/
+CONST CHAR16*
+EFIAPI
+ShellGetEnvironmentVariable (
+ IN CHAR16 *EnvKey
+ );
+
+/**
+ set the value of an environment variable
+
+This function changes the current value of the specified environment variable. If the
+environment variable exists and the Value is an empty string, then the environment
+variable is deleted. If the environment variable exists and the Value is not an empty
+string, then the value of the environment variable is changed. If the environment
+variable does not exist and the Value is an empty string, there is no action. If the
+environment variable does not exist and the Value is a non-empty string, then the
+environment variable is created and assigned the specified value.
+
+ This is not supported pre-UEFI Shell 2.0.
+
+ @param EnvKey The key name of the environment variable.
+ @param EnvVal The Value of the environment variable
+ @param Volatile Indicates whether the variable is non-volatile (FALSE) or volatile (TRUE).
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS the operation was completed sucessfully
+ @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED This operation is not allowed in pre UEFI 2.0 Shell environments
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellSetEnvironmentVariable (
+ IN CONST CHAR16 *EnvKey,
+ IN CONST CHAR16 *EnvVal,
+ IN BOOLEAN Volatile
+ );
+
+/**
+ cause the shell to parse and execute a command line.
+
+ This function creates a nested instance of the shell and executes the specified
+command (CommandLine) with the specified environment (Environment). Upon return,
+the status code returned by the specified command is placed in StatusCode.
+If Environment is NULL, then the current environment is used and all changes made
+by the commands executed will be reflected in the current environment. If the
+Environment is non-NULL, then the changes made will be discarded.
+The CommandLine is executed from the current working directory on the current
+device.
+
+EnvironmentVariables and Status are only supported for UEFI Shell 2.0.
+Output is only supported for pre-UEFI Shell 2.0
+
+ @param ImageHandle Parent image that is starting the operation
+ @param CommandLine pointer to null terminated command line.
+ @param Output true to display debug output. false to hide it.
+ @param EnvironmentVariables optional pointer to array of environment variables
+ in the form "x=y". if NULL current set is used.
+ @param Status the status of the run command line.
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS the operation completed sucessfully. Status
+ contains the status code returned.
+ @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER a parameter contains an invalid value
+ @retval EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES out of resources
+ @retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED the operation is not allowed.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellExecute (
+ IN EFI_HANDLE *ParentHandle,
+ IN CHAR16 *CommandLine,
+ IN BOOLEAN Output,
+ IN CHAR16 **EnvironmentVariables,
+ OUT EFI_STATUS *Status
+ );
+
+/**
+ Retreives the current directory path
+
+ If the DeviceName is NULL, it returns the current device’s current directory
+ name. If the DeviceName is not NULL, it returns the current directory name
+ on specified drive.
+
+ @param DeviceName the name of the drive to get directory on
+
+ @retval NULL the directory does not exist
+ @return != NULL the directory
+**/
+CONST CHAR16*
+EFIAPI
+ShellGetCurrentDir (
+ IN CHAR16 *DeviceName OPTIONAL
+ );
+
+/**
+ sets (enabled or disabled) the page break mode
+
+ when page break mode is enabled the screen will stop scrolling
+ and wait for operator input before scrolling a subsequent screen.
+
+ @param CurrentState TRUE to enable and FALSE to disable
+**/
+VOID
+EFIAPI
+ShellSetPageBreakMode (
+ IN BOOLEAN CurrentState
+ );
+
+/**
+ Opens a group of files based on a path.
+
+ This function uses the Arg to open all the matching files. Each matched
+ file has a SHELL_FILE_ARG structure to record the file information. These
+ structures are placed on the list ListHead. Users can get the SHELL_FILE_ARG
+ structures from ListHead to access each file. This function supports wildcards
+ and will process '?' and '*' as such. the list must be freed with a call to
+ ShellCloseFileMetaArg().
+
+ This function will fail if called sequentially without freeing the list in the middle.
+
+ @param Arg pointer to path string
+ @param OpenMode mode to open files with
+ @param ListHead head of linked list of results
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS the operation was sucessful and the list head
+ contains the list of opened files
+ #retval EFI_UNSUPPORTED a previous ShellOpenFileMetaArg must be closed first.
+ *ListHead is set to NULL.
+ @return != EFI_SUCCESS the operation failed
+
+ @sa InternalShellConvertFileListType
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellOpenFileMetaArg (
+ IN CHAR16 *Arg,
+ IN UINT64 OpenMode,
+ IN OUT EFI_SHELL_FILE_INFO **ListHead
+ );
+
+/**
+ Free the linked list returned from ShellOpenFileMetaArg
+
+ @param ListHead the pointer to free
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS the operation was sucessful
+ @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER A parameter was invalid
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellCloseFileMetaArg (
+ IN OUT EFI_SHELL_FILE_INFO **ListHead
+ );
+
+typedef enum {
+ TypeFlag = 0,
+ TypeValue,
+ TypePosition,
+ TypeMax,
+} ParamType;
+
+typedef struct {
+ CHAR16 *Name;
+ ParamType Type;
+} SHELL_PARAM_ITEM;
+
+/**
+ Checks the command line arguments passed against the list of valid ones.
+ Optionally removes NULL values first.
+
+ If no initialization is required, then return RETURN_SUCCESS.
+
+ @param CheckList pointer to list of parameters to check
+ @param CheckPackage Package of checked values
+ @param ProblemParam optional pointer to pointer to unicode string for
+ the paramater that caused failure.
+ @param AutoPageBreak will automatically set PageBreakEnabled
+
+ @retval EFI_SUCCESS The operation completed sucessfully.
+ @retval EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES A memory allocation failed
+ @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER A parameter was invalid
+ @retval EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTED the command line was corrupt. an argument was
+ duplicated. the duplicated command line argument
+ was returned in ProblemParam if provided.
+ @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR the commands contained 2 opposing arguments. one
+ of the command line arguments was returned in
+ ProblemParam if provided.
+ @retval EFI_NOT_FOUND a argument required a value that was missing.
+ the invalid command line argument was returned in
+ ProblemParam if provided.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+ShellCommandLineParse (
+ IN CONST SHELL_PARAM_ITEM *CheckList,
+ OUT LIST_ENTRY **CheckPackage,
+ OUT CHAR16 **ProblemParam OPTIONAL,
+ IN BOOLEAN AutoPageBreak
+ );
+
+/**
+ Frees shell variable list that was returned from ShellCommandLineParse.
+
+ This function will free all the memory that was used for the CheckPackage
+ list of postprocessed shell arguments.
+
+ this function has no return value.
+
+ if CheckPackage is NULL, then return
+
+ @param CheckPackage the list to de-allocate
+ **/
+VOID
+EFIAPI
+ShellCommandLineFreeVarList (
+ IN LIST_ENTRY *CheckPackage
+ );
+
+/**
+ Checks for presence of a flag parameter
+
+ flag arguments are in the form of "-<Key>" or "/<Key>", but do not have a value following the key
+
+ if CheckPackage is NULL then return FALSE.
+ if KeyString is NULL then ASSERT()
+
+ @param CheckPackage The package of parsed command line arguments
+ @param KeyString the Key of the command line argument to check for
+
+ @retval TRUE the flag is on the command line
+ @retval FALSE the flag is not on the command line
+ **/
+BOOLEAN
+EFIAPI
+ShellCommandLineGetFlag (
+ IN CONST LIST_ENTRY *CheckPackage,
+ IN CHAR16 *KeyString
+ );
+
+/**
+ returns value from command line argument
+
+ value parameters are in the form of "-<Key> value" or "/<Key> value"
+
+ if CheckPackage is NULL, then return NULL;
+
+ @param CheckPackage The package of parsed command line arguments
+ @param KeyString the Key of the command line argument to check for
+
+ @retval NULL the flag is not on the command line
+ @return !=NULL pointer to unicode string of the value
+ **/
+CONST CHAR16*
+EFIAPI
+ShellCommandLineGetValue (
+ IN CONST LIST_ENTRY *CheckPackage,
+ IN CHAR16 *KeyString
+ );
+
+/**
+ returns raw value from command line argument
+
+ raw value parameters are in the form of "value" in a specific position in the list
+
+ if CheckPackage is NULL, then return NULL;
+
+ @param CheckPackage The package of parsed command line arguments
+ @param Position the position of the value
+
+ @retval NULL the flag is not on the command line
+ @return !=NULL pointer to unicode string of the value
+ **/
+CONST CHAR16*
+EFIAPI
+ShellCommandLineGetRawValue (
+ IN CONST LIST_ENTRY *CheckPackage,
+ IN UINT32 Position
+ );
+
+#endif // __SHELL_LIB__ \ No newline at end of file