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According to Paolo Bonzini on 8/31/2009 1:04 AM:
> 
>> But maybe '%' has some merit, although it can occur in
>> unquoted filenames.
> 
> I think we should go with '%' or maybe '!'.

% can occur in URLs.  I'd rather go with recommending ! (since many shells
require quoting it anyways to avoid history expansion).

> 
>>  What about ';' - are there any regex
>> engines that attach meaning to either ; or \;?
> 
> No, but having "s;a;b;g;" be different from "s;a;b;;g;" would not be
> nice...

True.  I guess I'll find time to visit this patch, if no one beats me to it.

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Eric Blake             [email protected]
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