1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/misc.go b/misc.go
index a43f20a..5077b83 100644
--- a/misc.go
+++ b/misc.go
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 package main
 
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+)
+
 type name_desc_t struct {
 	Name        string
 	Description string
 }
+
+var err_environ_no_separator = errors.New("No separator found in environ line")
+
+func environ_to_map(environ_strings []string) (result map[string]string, err error) {
+	for _, environ_string := range environ_strings {
+		key, value, found := strings.Cut(environ_string, "=")
+		if !found {
+			return result, err_environ_no_separator
+		}
+		result[key] = value
+	}
+	return result, err_environ_no_separator
+}