GNU bug report logs - #8531
eshell backslash handling

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:24:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 8531 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8531: 24.0.50; shell-quote-argument shouldn't escape special characters
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:33:09 +0300

> From: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:23:13 +0200
> 
> (shell-quote-argument "Vidéos")
> ==> "Vid\\éos"
> 
> eshell:
> ls (shell-quote-argument "Vidéos")
> Vid\éos: No such file or directory

Looks like a problem in Eshell: I have no problem with using the
result of shell-quote-argument in "M-!".
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