shell-quote(3)

Library Functions Manual

shell-quote(3)

NAME

quote_sed_regexp, quote_sed_regexp_variable, quote_shell, quote_shell_args, quote_shell_variable

•quote_sed_regexp

•quote_sed_regexp_variable

•quote_shell

•quote_shell_args

•quote_shell_variable

Collection of functions to quote variables. The goal of functions to provide quoted values for sed, sh or for safe eval inside script.

Function quotes given arguments for sed basic regular expression. Usage example:

sed "s/$(quote_sed_regexp "$var_pattern")/$(quote_sed_regexp "$var_replacement")/"

Function quotes argument for sed basic regular expression and stores result into variable. Usage example:

quote_sed_regexp_variable var_pattern "$pattern"
quote_sed_regexp_variable var_replace "$replace"
sed "s/$var_pattern/$var_replace/"

Function quotes argument for shell. Usage example:

eval "$var_name="$(quote_shell "$var_value")""

Function quotes argument for shell and stores result into variable. Usage example:

quote_shell_variable var_name "$var_value"
printf '%sn' "$var_name"

Function quotes argument for shell and stores result into variable. Usage example:

quote_shell_args args "$var_args"
eval "set -- $args"

Obsolete function. You shouldn't use it.

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2022-06-06