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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Be sure to add the python path that points to the LLDB shared library.
+#
+# To use this in the embedded python interpreter using "lldb":
+#   % cd /path/containing/cmdtemplate.py
+#   % lldb
+#   (lldb) script import cmdtemplate
+#
+# For the shells csh, tcsh:
+#   ( setenv PYTHONPATH /path/to/LLDB.framework/Resources/Python ; ./cmdtemplate.py )
+#
+# For the shells sh, bash:
+#   PYTHONPATH=/path/to/LLDB.framework/Resources/Python ./cmdtemplate.py 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import lldb
+import commands
+import optparse
+import shlex
+
+def ls(debugger, command, result, dict):
+    command_args = shlex.split(command)
+    usage = "usage: %prog [options] <PATH> [PATH ...]"
+    description='''This command lets you run the /bin/ls command from within lldb as a quick and easy example.'''
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser(description=description, prog='ls',usage=usage)
+    parser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', dest='verbose', help='display verbose debug info', default=False)
+    try:
+        (options, args) = parser.parse_args(command_args)
+    except:
+        return
+    
+    for arg in args:
+        if options.verbose:
+            print commands.getoutput('/bin/ls "%s"' % arg)
+        else:
+            print commands.getoutput('/bin/ls -lAF "%s"' % arg)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # This script is being run from the command line, create a debugger in case we are
+    # going to use any debugger functions in our function.
+    lldb.debugger = lldb.SBDebugger.Create()
+    ls (sys.argv)
+elif lldb.debugger:
+    # This script is being run from LLDB in the emabedded command interpreter
+    # Add any commands contained in this module to LLDB
+    lldb.debugger.HandleCommand('command script add -f cmdtemplate.ls ls')
+    print '"ls" command installed, type "ls --help" for detailed help'