I believe this is [a Batch-ism](https://ss64.com/nt/syntax-esc.html#delimiters) and unrelated to Geany.
You could test it by running in a regular command prompt: ```batch C:\> pcontextual.bat a=b ``` You'll probably find that `%1` contains `a` and `%2` contains `b`. -- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/geany/geany/issues/2338#issuecomment-538582959
