diff --git a/apps/win32_init.c b/apps/win32_init.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
+ * this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
+ * in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+ * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
+ */
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+
+#if defined(CP_UTF8)
+
+static UINT saved_cp;
+static int newargc;
+static char **newargv;
+
+static void cleanup(void)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    SetConsoleOutputCP(saved_cp);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < newargc; i++)
+        free(newargv[i]);
+
+    free(newargv);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Incrementally [re]allocate newargv and keep it NULL-terminated.
+ */
+static int validate_argv(int argc)
+{
+    static int size = 0;
+
+    if (argc >= size) {
+        char **ptr;
+
+        while (argc >= size)
+            size += 64;
+
+        ptr = realloc(newargv, size * sizeof(newargv[0]));
+        if (ptr == NULL)
+            return 0;
+
+        (newargv = ptr)[argc] = NULL;
+    } else {
+        newargv[argc] = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int process_glob(WCHAR *wstr, int wlen)
+{
+    int i, slash, udlen;
+    WCHAR saved_char;
+    WIN32_FIND_DATAW data;
+    HANDLE h;
+
+    /*
+     * Note that we support wildcard characters only in filename part
+     * of the path, and not in directories. Windows users are used to
+     * this, that's why recursive glob processing is not implemented.
+     */
+    /*
+     * Start by looking for last slash or backslash, ...
+     */
+    for (slash = 0, i = 0; i < wlen; i++)
+        if (wstr[i] == L'/' || wstr[i] == L'\\')
+            slash = i + 1;
+    /*
+     * ... then look for asterisk or question mark in the file name.
+     */
+    for (i = slash; i < wlen; i++)
+        if (wstr[i] == L'*' || wstr[i] == L'?')
+            break;
+
+    if (i == wlen)
+        return 0;   /* definitely not a glob */
+
+    saved_char = wstr[wlen];
+    wstr[wlen] = L'\0';
+    h = FindFirstFileW(wstr, &data);
+    wstr[wlen] = saved_char;
+    if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+        return 0;   /* not a valid glob, just pass... */
+
+    if (slash)
+        udlen = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wstr, slash,
+                                    NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+    else
+        udlen = 0;
+
+    do {
+        int uflen;
+        char *arg;
+
+        /*
+         * skip over . and ..
+         */
+        if (data.cFileName[0] == L'.') {
+            if ((data.cFileName[1] == L'\0') ||
+                (data.cFileName[1] == L'.' && data.cFileName[2] == L'\0'))
+                continue;
+        }
+
+        if (!validate_argv(newargc + 1))
+            break;
+
+        /*
+         * -1 below means "scan for trailing '\0' *and* count it",
+         * so that |uflen| covers even trailing '\0'.
+         */
+        uflen = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, data.cFileName, -1,
+                                    NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+
+        arg = malloc(udlen + uflen);
+        if (arg == NULL)
+            break;
+
+        if (udlen)
+            WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wstr, slash,
+                                arg, udlen, NULL, NULL);
+
+        WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, data.cFileName, -1,
+                            arg + udlen, uflen, NULL, NULL);
+
+        newargv[newargc++] = arg;
+    } while (FindNextFileW(h, &data));
+
+    CloseHandle(h);
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+void win32_utf8argv(int *argc, char **argv[])
+{
+    const WCHAR *wcmdline;
+    WCHAR *warg, *wend, *p;
+    int wlen, ulen, valid = 1;
+    char *arg;
+
+    newargc = 0;
+    newargv = NULL;
+    if (!validate_argv(newargc))
+        return;
+
+    wcmdline = GetCommandLineW();
+    if (wcmdline == NULL) return;
+
+    /*
+     * make a copy of the command line, since we might have to modify it...
+     */
+    wlen = wcslen(wcmdline);
+    p = _alloca((wlen + 1) * sizeof(WCHAR));
+    wcscpy(p, wcmdline);
+
+    while (*p != L'\0') {
+        int in_quote = 0;
+
+        if (*p == L' ' || *p == L'\t') {
+            p++; /* skip over white spaces */
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Note: because we may need to fiddle with the number of backslashes,
+         * the argument string is copied into itself.  This is safe because
+         * the number of characters will never expand.
+         */
+        warg = wend = p;
+        while (*p != L'\0'
+               && (in_quote || (*p != L' ' && *p != L'\t'))) {
+            switch (*p) {
+            case L'\\':
+                /*
+                 * Microsoft documentation on how backslashes are treated
+                 * is:
+                 *
+                 * + Backslashes are interpreted literally, unless they
+                 *   immediately precede a double quotation mark.
+                 * + If an even number of backslashes is followed by a double
+                 *   quotation mark, one backslash is placed in the argv array
+                 *   for every pair of backslashes, and the double quotation
+                 *   mark is interpreted as a string delimiter.
+                 * + If an odd number of backslashes is followed by a double
+                 *   quotation mark, one backslash is placed in the argv array
+                 *   for every pair of backslashes, and the double quotation
+                 *   mark is "escaped" by the remaining backslash, causing a
+                 *   literal double quotation mark (") to be placed in argv.
+                 *
+                 * Ref: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/17w5ykft.aspx
+                 *
+                 * Though referred page doesn't mention it, multiple qouble
+                 * quotes are also special. Pair of double quotes in quoted
+                 * string is counted as single double quote.
+                 */
+                {
+                    const WCHAR *q = p;
+                    int i;
+
+                    while (*p == L'\\')
+                        p++;
+
+                    if (*p == L'"') {
+                        int i;
+
+                        for (i = (p - q) / 2; i > 0; i--)
+                            *wend++ = L'\\';
+
+                        /*
+                         * if odd amount of backslashes before the quote,
+                         * said quote is part of the argument, not a delimiter
+                         */
+                        if ((p - q) % 2 == 1)
+                            *wend++ = *p++;
+                    } else {
+                        for (i = p - q; i > 0; i--)
+                            *wend++ = L'\\';
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            case L'"':
+                /*
+                 * Without the preceding backslash (or when preceded with an
+                 * even number of backslashes), the double quote is a simple
+                 * string delimiter and just slightly change the parsing state
+                 */
+                if (in_quote && p[1] == L'"')
+                    *wend++ = *p++;
+                else
+                    in_quote = !in_quote;
+                p++;
+                break;
+            default:
+                /*
+                 * Any other non-delimiter character is just taken verbatim
+                 */
+                *wend++ = *p++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        wlen = wend - warg;
+
+        if (wlen == 0 || !process_glob(warg, wlen)) {
+            if (!validate_argv(newargc + 1)) {
+                valid = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            ulen = 0;
+            if (wlen > 0) {
+                ulen = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, warg, wlen,
+                                           NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+                if (ulen <= 0)
+                    continue;
+            }
+
+            arg = malloc(ulen + 1);
+            if (arg == NULL) {
+                valid = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (wlen > 0)
+                WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, warg, wlen,
+                                    arg, ulen, NULL, NULL);
+            arg[ulen] = '\0';
+
+            newargv[newargc++] = arg;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (valid) {
+        saved_cp = GetConsoleOutputCP();
+        SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
+
+        *argc = newargc;
+        *argv = newargv;
+
+        atexit(cleanup);
+    } else if (newargv != NULL) {
+        int i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < newargc; i++)
+            free(newargv[i]);
+
+        free(newargv);
+
+        newargc = 0;
+        newargv = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
+#else
+void win32_utf8argv(int &argc, char **argv[])
+{   return;   }
+#endif