diff --git a/tools/lint/yl_opt.c b/tools/lint/yl_opt.c
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+/**
+ * @file yl_opt.c
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief Settings options for the libyang context.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 - 2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+
+#include "in.h" /* ly_in_free */
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+
+struct cmdline_file *
+fill_cmdline_file(struct ly_set *set, struct ly_in *in, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format)
+{
+    struct cmdline_file *rec;
+
+    rec = malloc(sizeof *rec);
+    if (!rec) {
+        YLMSG_E("Allocating memory for data file information failed.\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    rec->in = in;
+    rec->path = path;
+    rec->format = format;
+
+    if (set && ly_set_add(set, rec, 1, NULL)) {
+        free(rec);
+        YLMSG_E("Storing data file information failed.\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return rec;
+}
+
+void
+free_cmdline_file_items(struct cmdline_file *rec)
+{
+    if (rec && rec->in) {
+        ly_in_free(rec->in, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+free_cmdline_file(void *cmdline_file)
+{
+    struct cmdline_file *rec = (struct cmdline_file *)cmdline_file;
+
+    if (rec) {
+        free_cmdline_file_items(rec);
+        free(rec);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+yl_opt_erase(struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    ly_bool interactive;
+
+    interactive = yo->interactive;
+
+    /* data */
+    ly_set_erase(&yo->data_inputs, free_cmdline_file);
+    ly_in_free(yo->data_operational.in, 1);
+    ly_set_erase(&yo->data_xpath, NULL);
+
+    /* schema */
+    ly_set_erase(&yo->schema_features, free_features);
+    ly_set_erase(&yo->schema_modules, NULL);
+    free(yo->features_output);
+
+    /* context */
+    free(yo->searchpaths);
+
+    /* --reply-rpc */
+    ly_in_free(yo->reply_rpc.in, 1);
+
+    ly_out_free(yo->out, NULL, yo->out_stdout ? 0 : 1);
+
+    free_cmdline(yo->argv);
+
+    *yo = (const struct yl_opt) {
+        0
+    };
+    yo->interactive = interactive;
+}
+
+void
+free_cmdline(char *argv[])
+{
+    if (argv) {
+        free(argv[0]);
+        free(argv);
+    }
+}
+
+int
+parse_cmdline(const char *cmdline, int *argc_p, char **argv_p[])
+{
+    int count;
+    char **vector;
+    char *ptr;
+    char qmark = 0;
+
+    assert(cmdline);
+    assert(argc_p);
+    assert(argv_p);
+
+    /* init */
+    optind = 0; /* reinitialize getopt() */
+    count = 1;
+    vector = malloc((count + 1) * sizeof *vector);
+    vector[0] = strdup(cmdline);
+
+    /* command name */
+    strtok(vector[0], " ");
+
+    /* arguments */
+    while ((ptr = strtok(NULL, " "))) {
+        size_t len;
+        void *r;
+
+        len = strlen(ptr);
+
+        if (qmark) {
+            /* still in quotated text */
+            /* remove NULL termination of the previous token since it is not a token,
+             * but a part of the quotation string */
+            ptr[-1] = ' ';
+
+            if ((ptr[len - 1] == qmark) && (ptr[len - 2] != '\\')) {
+                /* end of quotation */
+                qmark = 0;
+                /* shorten the argument by the terminating quotation mark */
+                ptr[len - 1] = '\0';
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* another token in cmdline */
+        ++count;
+        r = realloc(vector, (count + 1) * sizeof *vector);
+        if (!r) {
+            YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
+            free(vector);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        vector = r;
+        vector[count - 1] = ptr;
+
+        if ((ptr[0] == '"') || (ptr[0] == '\'')) {
+            /* remember the quotation mark to identify end of quotation */
+            qmark = ptr[0];
+
+            /* move the remembered argument after the quotation mark */
+            ++vector[count - 1];
+
+            /* check if the quotation is terminated within this token */
+            if ((ptr[len - 1] == qmark) && (ptr[len - 2] != '\\')) {
+                /* end of quotation */
+                qmark = 0;
+                /* shorten the argument by the terminating quotation mark */
+                ptr[len - 1] = '\0';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    vector[count] = NULL;
+
+    *argc_p = count;
+    *argv_p = vector;
+
+    return 0;
+}