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RE: [PATCH] Repository root relative support for the command-line client

From: Bert Huijben <bert_at_qqmail.nl>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:02:16 +0200

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl Fogel [mailto:kfogel_at_red-bean.com]
> Sent: dinsdag 29 april 2008 17:43
> To: Daniel Shahaf
> Cc: Troy Curtis Jr; epg_at_google.com; dev_at_subversion.tigris.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Repository root relative support for the command-
> line client
>
> Daniel Shahaf <d.s_at_daniel.shahaf.co.il> writes:
> > Using zsh 4.3.6 with 'setopt extendedglob' enabled:
> >
> > [... see problems ...]
> >
> > Using dash 0.5.4, or zsh with 'setopt extendedglob' disabled:
> >
> > [... see no problems ...]
>
> So in zsh with 'setopt extendedglob' enabled, there's a problem, but
> nowhere else do we know of a problem. Is that a correct summary?

cmd.exe (The default command prompt on Windows NT and newer) uses ^ as
escape for the following character (As was noted in one of the early notes
on using this syntax)

In most cases one has to double the ^ to pass the ^ itself to the called
program (When the ^ is passed in a quoted argument the ^ is passed directly)

> If that's it, then I guess we can put a warning where we document the
> feature and/or add something to the FAQ if people are running into it.
>
> It would be nice to know if zsh ships with that option enabled...
>
> -Karl

        Bert

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