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int n_getstr(string *args, struct shell_state *sh)
{
	string remote_path;
	
	if( args[1] == "" )
	{
		ifNotQuiet cout	<< "putstr: please specify a file to send" << endl;
		return SHELL_CONTINUE;
	} else if ( args[1].at(0) == '/' ) {
		remote_path = args[1];
	} else {
		remote_path = sh->remote_path;
		processRelativePath(&remote_path, &args[1]);
	}
	
	unsigned int offset = atoi((char*) args[2].c_str());
	unsigned int size = atoi((char*) args[3].c_str());
	
	
	afc_file_ref ref;
	afc_error_t ret;
	
	ifVerbose cout << "About to get " << size << " bytes of data at " << offset << " in " << remote_path << endl;
	
	ifVerbose cout << "AFCFileRefOpen: opening remote file '" << remote_path << "'" << endl;
	ret = AFCFileRefOpen(sh->conn, (char*)remote_path.c_str(), 1, &ref);
	
	if (ret) {
		ifNotQuiet cout << "putstr: Failed to open remote file: " << ret << endl;
		return SHELL_CONTINUE;
	}
	
	unsigned int data_offset = (offset % 1024);
	offset -= data_offset;
	
	ifVerbose cout << "AFCFileRefSeek: Seeking to " << offset << " in remote file" << endl;
	ret = AFCFileRefSeek(sh->conn, ref, offset, 0);
	
	if (ret) {
		ifNotQuiet cout << "getstr: Failed to seek file: " << ret << endl;
		return SHELL_CONTINUE;
	}
	
	
	unsigned int desired_size = size;
	if ((size % 10240) != 0)
		size += 10240 - (size % 10240);
	
	unsigned char* buffer = (unsigned char*) malloc(size);
	
	ifVerbose cout << "AFCFileRefRead: Reading " << size << " from remote file" << endl;
	if (!buffer) {
		ifNotQuiet cout << "getstr: Failed to allocate buffer" << endl;
		return SHELL_CONTINUE;
	}
	
	ret = AFCFileRefRead(sh->conn, ref, buffer, &size);
	
	if (ret) {
		ifNotQuiet cout << "getstr: Failed to read from remote file: " << ret << endl;
		free(buffer);
		return SHELL_CONTINUE;
	}
	
	unsigned char* data = (unsigned char*) malloc(desired_size);
	memcpy(data, buffer + data_offset, desired_size);
	
	cout << data << endl;
	
	free(data);
	free(buffer);
	
	ifVerbose cout << "AFCFileRefClose: Closing remote file. " << endl;
	ret = AFCFileRefClose(sh->conn, ref);
	
	if (ret) {
		ifNotQuiet cout << "putfile: Failed to close remote file: " << ret << endl;
		return SHELL_CONTINUE;
	}
	
	return SHELL_CONTINUE;
}