GNU bug report logs - #16984
dired-do-rename susceptible to .../~/... hijack

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:57:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: confirmed, fixed, patch

Found in version 25.1

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #25 received at 16984 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Cc: 16984 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: Re: bug#16984: dired-do-rename susceptible to .../~/... hijack
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 10:01:36 +0300

> From: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
> Cc: 16984 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  jidanni <at> jidanni.org
> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:27:13 -0400
> 
> > What about the "/:" quoting?  It works for me, when I type "/:" before
> > the name of the file which has a '~' character embedded in it.
> 
> Ah, yes it works, as documented in `(emacs) Quoted File Names'.  I think
> it would be nicer if Emacs' file prompts defaulted to insert this as
> needed, here's a patch to do that:

This is good for master, but please wait for a few days in case
someone would like to comment or object.

Thanks.
This bug report was last modified 8 years and 160 days ago.

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