+ * A vector of char array, used to hold a list of string message numbers
+ * or command arguments.
+ */
+
+struct msgs_array {
+ int max, size;
+ char **msgs;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Same as msgs_array, but for a vector of ints
+ */
+
+struct msgnum_array {
+ int max, size;
+ int *msgnums;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Add a argument to the given msgs_array or msgnum_array structure; extend
+ * the array size if necessary
+ */
+
+void app_msgarg(struct msgs_array *, char *);
+void app_msgnum(struct msgnum_array *, int);
+
+int open_form(char **, char *);
+char *find_str (const char [], size_t, const char *);
+char *rfind_str (const char [], size_t, const char *);
+char *nmh_strcasestr (const char *, const char *);
+
+void trunccpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t size);
+/* A convenience for the common case of dst being an array. */
+#define TRUNCCPY(dst, src) trunccpy(dst, src, sizeof (dst))
+
+bool has_prefix(const char *s, const char *prefix);
+bool has_suffix(const char *s, const char *suffix);
+bool has_suffix_c(const char *s, int c);
+void trim_suffix_c(char *s, int c);
+void to_lower(char *s);
+void to_upper(char *s);
+
+/*
+ * See if a string contains 8 bit characters (use isascii() for the test).
+ * Arguments include:
+ *
+ * start - Pointer to start of string to test.
+ * end - End of string to test (test will stop before reaching
+ * this point). If NULL, continue until reaching '\0'.