Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #6122: split_unix() strips an empty quoted string. https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/6122 <p> the split_unix() strips any empty string from input, e.g.: </p> <pre class="wiki">input = "path_to_exec arg0 \"\" arg1"; result vector: [0] = "path_to_exec" [1] = "arg0" [2] = "arg1" </pre> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/6122 Trac 1.4.3