From: pere.noel@... (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Une_b=E9vue?=)
Date: 2006-10-06T01:25:12+09:00
Subject: Re: script arg with doble quote

Paul Lutus <nospam@nosite.zzz> wrote:

> But you've just posted the solution -- single quote the argument.

i can't the double quotes are eated by the shell and if i add the single
quote, it's to late
> 
> When you post a problem and seek a solution, please make sure to state the
> problem clearly, like this:
> 
> 1. I wanted this: ________________________

transform a unix path into an url provided the path is under the apache
server root.

/path/to/"Hello\ world!"/

> 
> 2, But instead, I got this: _________________________

in case the path contains double quotes, the double quotes are eated by
the shell and or finder (mac os x). then i got :

/path/to/Hello\ world!/

> 
> 3. Here is how (2) differs from (1): _____________________

the " vanished.
> 
> 4. Here are the reasons I can't apply the obvious fix: _______________

the obvious fix being to wrapp the path with single quote like that :

'/path/to/"Hello\ world!"/'

this would protect the double quote, unfortunately at the time i can add
single quotes (within a shell script or a ruby one) it is too late
because double quote vanished due (i believe) to the shell way of
passing arf to any kind of scripting facility (zsh, sed, ruby)...
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