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When I use the "tab" key in bash (when you have started to type the filename and you want it to complete), bash escapes the filename correctly, and if I use exactly that "escaped" filename, it works.
For Instance:
An-Beat - Mentally Insine (Original Mix).mp3 => After bash Escapes It Using "TAB" An-Beat\ -\ Mentally\ Insine\ \(Original\ Mix\).mp3
I'm search for a function for bash that will escape a filename the same way "tab" escapes filenames.
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Bash escape character is defined by non-quoted backslash (\). It preserves the literal value of the character followed by this symbol. Normally, $ symbol is used in bash to represent any defined variable.
The escape (\) preceding a character tells the shell to interpret that character literally. With certain commands and utilities, such as echo and sed, escaping a character may have the opposite effect - it can toggle on a special meaning for that character.
About Escaping File PathsCharacters to be escaped include the backslash (\, because it is the escaping character) and the double quotes (").
Use printf (1):
x='a real \good %* load of c$rap' x=$(printf '%q' "$x") echo $x will return
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