Move helpers from datadog-agent to rshell

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#201 opened on Apr 28, 2026 0 comments 0 reactions 1 assignee View on GitHub

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Some helpers where added into this datadog-agent in this PR https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pull/49825

warnUnnamespacedCommands
onlyRshellPrefixedCommands
reducePathListToBroadest
etc

They would be better in rshell instead.
See https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pull/49825#discussion_r3154072023

Dominant language: Go
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