#include <ctype.h>

int line_to_args (char * argv[], int max_count, char * line) {
    int count = 0;
    while (isspace(*line))	/* skip initial spaces, if any */
	++line;
    while (*line != 0 && count < max_count) {
	argv[count++] = line;
	while (!isspace(*line)) {
	    if (*line == 0)
		return count;
	    ++line;
	}
	*line = 0;
	do {
	    ++line;
	} while (isspace(*line));
    }
    return count;
}