diff --git a/lib/command.h b/lib/command.h
index 3a95df9..a36a524 100644
--- a/lib/command.h
+++ b/lib/command.h
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@
   TERMINAL_IPV6_PREFIX,
 };
 
+/* argument to be recorded on argv[] if it's not a literal */
+#define TERMINAL_RECORD(t) ((t) >= TERMINAL_OPTION)
+
 /* Command description structure. */
 struct cmd_token
 {