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Re: DEP 5 and directory/file names with spaces



On Sun, 2009-06-07 at 22:44 -0400, Andres Mejia wrote:


> Which implementation could we reasonably expect most people to understand (to 
> include people not knowledgeable with shell escaping)? For example, consider 
> what the two fields may mean to a Windows user.

I think the style I proposed is most easily read because it is precisely
the same style used when giving a list of files via your shell.
$ ls a\ b c d\ e\ f g.*

People who haven't used a unix shell will encounter many issues
packaging for Debian, as shell quoting and escaping are common through
the packaging system.

-Rob

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