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

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes:

> 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.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html

[Index of Archives]     [Linux Kernel Development]     [Gcc Help]     [IETF Annouce]     [DCCP]     [Netdev]     [Networking]     [Security]     [V4L]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Linux SCSI]     [Fedora Users]

  Powered by Linux