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- # shell_quote --- quote an argument for passing to the shell
- #
- # Michael Brennan
- # brennan@madronabluff.com
- # September 2014
- function shell_quote(s, # parameter
- SINGLE, QSINGLE, i, X, n, ret) # locals
- {
- if (s == "")
- return "\"\""
- SINGLE = "\x27" # single quote
- QSINGLE = "\"\x27\""
- n = split(s, X, SINGLE)
- ret = SINGLE X[1] SINGLE
- for (i = 2; i <= n; i++)
- ret = ret QSINGLE SINGLE X[i] SINGLE
- return ret
- }
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