Module: Shellwords

Defined in:: lib/more/facets/shellwords.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

.escape(cmdline) ⇒ Object

Escape special characters used in most unix shells to use it, eg.

Class Method Details

.escape(cmdline) ⇒ `Object`

Escape special characters used in most unix shells to use it, eg. with system().



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# File 'lib/more/facets/shellwords.rb', line 39

def escape(cmdline)
  cmdline.gsub(/([\\\t\| &`<>)('"])/) { |s| '\\' << s }
end