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Re: [PATCH] launch_editor(): allow spaces in the filename

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 10, 2008, 21:42 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
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> For some reason, the construct
>
> 	sh -c "$0 \"$@\"" <editor> <file>
>
> does not pick up quotes in <editor> as expected.  So replace $0 with
> <editor>.
>
> This fixes
>
> 	git config core.editor "c:/Program Files/What/Ever.exe"
>

Having sent a few messages about shell quoting, it makes me wonder if this was done very deliberately in the first place, so that you can do things like:

	git config core.editor "emacs -nw"
Blame followed by list archive hunting around that timeperiod would tell.
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  1. launch_editor(): allow spaces in the filenameJohannes Schindelin, Mar 10, 2008
  2. Johannes SixtMar 10, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2008
  4. Johannes SixtMar 10, 2008
  5. Johannes SchindelinMar 10, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2008
  9. Johannes SchindelinMar 10, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2008
  11. launch_editor(): allow spaces in the filenameJohannes Schindelin, Mar 11, 2008

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