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Re: Git pathspecs difference in behavior between linux (wsl) and windows

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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
May 13, 2021, 13:02 UTC
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Am 13.05.21 um 11:31 schrieb Alexandre Remy:
> I have an additional question, does double-quotes be safely used in
> both windows (that's ok) and linux shell  for pathspecs (git status --
> "src/test.js") in case of spaces in the path?

They can be used in both POSIX shell and Windows CMD and, I would assume, also in the PowerShell. Note though, that there are subtle differences when other special characters occur between double-quotes, notably the backslash. Please use your favorite search engine to learn more.

-- Hannes
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