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diff --git a/src/util/path_list.rs b/src/util/path_list.rs
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+//! Null-separated path-list parsing helpers.
+
+use std::{ffi::OsStr, os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt, path::Path};
+
+/// Parses a NUL-separated path list into borrowed paths.
+///
+/// Empty segments are ignored. Returned paths borrow from `bytes`.
+pub fn paths_from_null_separated_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Vec<&Path> {
+    bytes
+        .split(|byte| *byte == 0)
+        .filter(|segment| !segment.is_empty())
+        .map(|segment| Path::new(OsStr::from_bytes(segment)))
+        .collect()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    use super::paths_from_null_separated_bytes;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn paths_from_null_separated_bytes_returns_empty_list_for_empty_input() {
+        let paths = paths_from_null_separated_bytes(b"");
+
+        assert!(paths.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn paths_from_null_separated_bytes_ignores_empty_segments() {
+        let paths = paths_from_null_separated_bytes(b"\0a.rs\0\0b.rs\0");
+
+        assert_eq!(paths, vec![Path::new("a.rs"), Path::new("b.rs")]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn paths_from_null_separated_bytes_accepts_final_path_without_trailing_nul() {
+        let paths = paths_from_null_separated_bytes(b"a.rs\0b.rs");
+
+        assert_eq!(paths, vec![Path::new("a.rs"), Path::new("b.rs")]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn paths_from_null_separated_bytes_preserves_order() {
+        let paths = paths_from_null_separated_bytes(b"b.rs\0a.rs\0c.rs\0");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            paths,
+            vec![Path::new("b.rs"), Path::new("a.rs"), Path::new("c.rs")]
+        );
+    }
+}