Bug still present in 16.04 and 16.10.
More information:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/21033/what-is-the-difference-between-
gksudo-and-gksu/288506#288506
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1819589
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Just to confirm the bug subsists in 14.04 LTS.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1186676
Title:
gksu handles quoted strings wrongly
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** Description changed:
+ Reported upstream: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?40023
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To reproduce (based on http://askubuntu.com/a/288506/10371):
Compare the first five commands:
echo 'foo\ bar'
sudo echo 'foo\ bar'
gksudo -- echo 'foo\ bar'
gksudo --su-mode -- echo
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: gksu (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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Title:
gksu
