Index: qparse.c
===================================================================
--- qparse.c	(revision 8898)
+++ qparse.c	(revision 8899)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include "qparse.h"
 
 typedef enum qp_state_e {
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@
 					case '\t':
 					case '\n':
 					case '\r':
+						if (flg & QPARSE_MULTISEP)
+							while(isspace(s[1])) s++;
 						qnext();
 						break;
 					default:
Index: qparse.h
===================================================================
--- qparse.h	(revision 8898)
+++ qparse.h	(revision 8899)
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 /* More advanced API with more control over the format */
 typedef enum {
 	QPARSE_DOUBLE_QUOTE = 1,
-	QPARSE_SINGLE_QUOTE = 2
+	QPARSE_SINGLE_QUOTE = 2,
+	QPARSE_MULTISEP = 4 /* multiple separators are taken as a single separator */
 } flags_t;
 
 int qparse2(const char *input, char **argv_ret[], flags_t flg);