FAQ: Clarify Windows double quote usage #8823
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- Windows command prompt doesn't use literal quoting via single quotes. - Windows command prompt inner double quotes are escaped with a backslash. - Windows powershell does use single quotes but curl is not a powershell script so the arguments may not be passed on correctly. - Windows powershell inner double quotes seems can be passed to curl if the outer quotes are double quotes and an escape of backslash-backtick is used. Command prompt example: ~~~ getargs -v -d "\"a\"" argv[0]: getargs argv[1]: -v argv[2]: -d argv[3]: "a" ~~~ Ref: curl#8818 Reported-by: KotlinIsland@users.noreply.github.com Closes #xxxx
| For Windows powershell the arguments are not always passed on as expected | ||
| because curl is not a powershell script. You may or may not be able to use | ||
| single quotes. To escape inner double quotes seems to require a | ||
| backslash-backtick escape sequence and the outer quotes as double quotes. |
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Does this warrant a small example, or is that overkill?
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I think it's overkill. It's already a stretch to explain that inner double quotes need escaping.
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Windows command prompt doesn't use literal quoting via single quotes.
Windows command prompt inner double quotes are escaped with a
backslash.
Windows powershell does use single quotes but curl is not a powershell
script so the arguments may not be passed on correctly.
Windows powershell inner double quotes seems can be passed to curl if
the outer quotes are double quotes and an escape of backslash-backtick
is used.
Command prompt example:
Ref: #8818
Reported-by: KotlinIsland@users.noreply.github.com
Closes #xxxx