Index: subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/main.py
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--- subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/main.py	(revision 20025)
+++ subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/main.py	(working copy)
@@ -253,7 +253,10 @@
 
   args = ''
   for arg in varargs:					 # build the command string
-	 args = args + ' "' + str(arg) + '"'
+	 arg = str(arg)
+	 if os.name != 'nt':
+	   arg = arg.replace('$', '\$')
+	 args = args + ' "' + arg + '"'
 
   # Log the command line
   if verbose_mode: