esccli
)Escapes an array so output is valid shell code
esccli
takes an array and escapes any characters that
might cause problems when pasted back into the terminal. Typically you’d
want to use this against command parameters.
<stdin> -> esccli -> <stdout>
esccli @array -> <stdout>
» alias foobar=out 'foo$b@r'
» alias -> [foobar]
[
"out",
"foo$b@r"
]
» alias -> [foobar] -> esccli
out foo\$b\@r
» alias -> [foobar] -> set fb
» $fb
["out","foo$b@r"]
» esccli @fb
out foo\$b\@r
esccli
alias
): Create an alias for a commandeschtml
): Encode or decodes text for HTMLescurl
): Encode or decodes text for the URL[ Index ]
): Outputs an element from an array, map or
tableout
):
Print a string to the stdout with a trailing new line characterescape
): Escape or unescape inputThis document was generated from builtins/core/escape/escape_doc.yaml.
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