From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2021 20:08:34 GMT
Subject: Re: Git pathspecs difference in behavior between linux (wsl) and windows
Message-ID: <xmqqeeeabdml.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <68a4ebd3-3c80-8983-9a26-f205debc4b5b@kdbg.org>

Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:

> 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.

And a dollar sign, in addition to the backslash?