def filterCommands(pass_off_commands, commands):
    """
    Puts items of pass_off_commands in commands if commands does not already have them
    Args:
        pass_off_commands (list|tuple): Commands manually fed to be passed off
        commands (list): The automatically generate commands to be passed off
    Returns (list): The processed commands
    """
    if pass_off_commands:
        for item in pass_off_commands:
            if item[0] == '-':
                if item not in commands:
                    commands.append(item)
