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+package shell
+
+import "regexp"
+
+// splits strings. should work all the time
+// A string with mixed line endings, including old Mac style (\r)
+func SplitNewLines(input string) []string {
+	// This regex matches a carriage return and optional newline, OR just a newline.
+	// This covers \r\n, \n, and \r.
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`\r\n?|\n|\r`)
+
+	// The -1 means there is no limit to the number of splits.
+	lines := re.Split(input, -1)
+
+	// Output: ["line one" "line two" "line three" "line four"]
+	return lines
+}