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dired-do-rename susceptible to .../~/... hijack

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: jidanni <at> jidanni.org, 16984 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Subject: bug#16984: dired-do-rename susceptible to .../~/... hijack
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 15:23:51 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> 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.

Prefixing with "/:" would also deactivate all file name handlers. The
file name "/ssh:user <at> host:/path/~/file" would be handled literally,
which is wrong.

> Thanks.

Best regards, Michael.

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