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'use strict';
// See http://www.robvanderwoude.com/escapechars.php
const metaCharsRegExp = /([()\][%!^"`<>&|;, *?])/g;
function escapeCommand(arg) {
// Escape meta chars
arg = arg.replace(metaCharsRegExp, '^$1');
return arg;
}
function escapeArgument(arg, doubleEscapeMetaChars) {
// Convert to string
arg = `${arg}`;
// Algorithm below is based on https://qntm.org/cmd
// Sequence of backslashes followed by a double quote:
// double up all the backslashes and escape the double quote
arg = arg.replace(/(\\*)"/g, '$1$1\\"');
// Sequence of backslashes followed by the end of the string
// (which will become a double quote later):
// double up all the backslashes
arg = arg.replace(/(\\*)$/, '$1$1');
// All other backslashes occur literally
// Quote the whole thing:
arg = `"${arg}"`;
// Escape meta chars
arg = arg.replace(metaCharsRegExp, '^$1');
// Double escape meta chars if necessary
if (doubleEscapeMetaChars) {
arg = arg.replace(metaCharsRegExp, '^$1');
}
return arg;
}
module.exports.command = escapeCommand;
module.exports.argument = escapeArgument;