it is *required* only if the filename
- contains a ':' or newline, or
- starts with a '"'.
Is that the intent?
Yes.
- For parsing:
- If the first character is a '"', then the escaped syntax is
in use. The filename is enclosed in "..."; inside,
- occurrences of '"' and '%' are escaped as %22 and %25,
respectively,
- other ASCII characters may be escaped in %nn syntax as well,
where nn is the hexadecimal notation (case insignificant)
of the byte value in the ASCII encoding.
- Otherwise, the filename ends at the first ':' or end of line.
Ok, I agree about using %nn instead of \ooo. Your point about Windows
filenames and \'s seems valid to me.
- For output:
The escaped syntax is required if the filename contains a ':' or
newline, or starts with a '"'. It may also be used for other
filenames.
I agree.
So, barring further comments/suggestion, I'll propose that to rms in the
next couple of days.
Thanks very much.
karl
