Robert Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> For the line you've left here, I don't see a problem. @var@ is @var@
> and can be nothing else; it's not a variable.
Sorry, I misunderstood the example.
> _quote_for_sed()
> {
> sed -e 's/[\&,]/\\&/g'<<_ACEOF
> $1
> _ACEOF
> }
>
> I don't think this (^^^) is of sufficient complexity to make it worth
> living with the uncertainties of choosing another character and hoping
> it doesn't cause problems.
It's not a question of complexity; it's a question of reliability and
portability. Here-documents are dangerous; we've learned this from
experience.
If you don't like '|', how about tab? It's reasonable to prohibit
tabs in file names. We already prohibit newlines, so it's not like
we're being fully general now anyway.
