Signed-off-by: Bryan Donlan <bdonlan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
config.c | 2 +-
t/t1303-wacky-config.sh | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 0624494..6c07245 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static int store_write_section(int fd, const char* key)
if (dot) {
strbuf_addf(&sb, "[%.*s \"", (int)(dot - key), key);
for (i = dot - key + 1; i < store.baselen; i++) {
- if (key[i] == '"')
+ if (key[i] == '"' || key[i] == '\\')
strbuf_addch(&sb, '\\');
strbuf_addch(&sb, key[i]);
}
diff --git a/t/t1303-wacky-config.sh b/t/t1303-wacky-config.sh
index 99985dc..f366b53 100755
--- a/t/t1303-wacky-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1303-wacky-config.sh
@@ -34,4 +34,10 @@ test_expect_success 'add key in different section' '
check section2.key bar
'
+SECTION="test.q\"s\\sq'sp e.key"
+test_expect_success 'make sure git-config escapes section names properly' '
+ git config "$SECTION" bar &&
+ check "$SECTION" bar
+'
+
test_done
--
1.5.5.8.gbbd98
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