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Use } as / replacement in symlink filenames#2092

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@jfrost-mo James Frost (jfrost-mo) commented May 1, 2026

Unlike ) the character } is not a shell metacharacter, and thus doesn't cause issues when not quoted. This is especially an issue as libnetcdf < 4.10 doesn't properly quote a shell command it uses, producing concerning (but ultimately harmless) log messages.

Fixes #2083

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Unlike ) the character } is not a shell metacharacter, and thus doesn't
cause issues when not quoted. This is especially an issue as libnetcdf <
4.10 doesn't properly quote a shell command it uses, producing
concerning (but ultimately harmless) log messages.

Fixes #2083
@jfrost-mo James Frost (jfrost-mo) added bug Something isn't working small Small issue that should be quick to resolve labels May 1, 2026
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Given it is a tiny change I'm going to merge without review.

@jfrost-mo James Frost (jfrost-mo) merged commit 21f7f04 into main May 5, 2026
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