GNU bug report logs - #51501
28.0.60; shell-quote-argument quotes "^!" incorrectly on MS-Windows

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 08:48:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.60

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From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 51501 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#51501: 28.0.60; shell-quote-argument quotes "^!" incorrectly on MS-Windows
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:08:29 +0000

>> (shell-quote-argument "foo^!") => "^\"foo^^^!^\""
>> 
>> This is definitely NOT okay.
>
> Is this with emacs -Q?  I get "foo\\^\\!".
>

Whoops, I did not see you said "on MS-Windows".  Sorry for the noise.
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