util_sh_escape

The util_sh_escape function parses a specified string and places a backslash (\\) in front of any shell-special characters, returning the resultant string. Use this function to ensure that strings from clients won’t cause a shell to behave unexpectedly.

The shell-special characters are the space plus the following characters:

&;\Q’"|*?~<>^()[]{}$\\#!

Syntax

char *util_sh_escape(char *s);

Returns

A newly allocated string.

Parameters

char *s is the string to be parsed.

See Also

util_uri_escape