+static char *match_substr (const char *str, int begin, int end)
+{
+ char *ret;
+ size_t ret_len;
+
+ if ((begin < 0) || (end < 0) || (begin >= end))
+ return (NULL);
+ if (end > (strlen (str) + 1))
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_match: match_substr: `end' points after end of string.");
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ ret_len = end - begin;
+ ret = (char *) malloc (sizeof (char) * (ret_len + 1));
+ if (ret == NULL)
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_match: match_substr: malloc failed.");
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ sstrncpy (ret, str + begin, ret_len + 1);
+ return (ret);
+} /* char *match_substr */
+
+static int default_callback (const char *str,
+ char * const *matches, size_t matches_num, void *user_data)