Lars Wirzenius on Nostr: Unix shell quoting is fine, until you have to deal with multiple levels of nesting. ...
Unix shell quoting is fine, until you have to deal with multiple levels of nesting. At the point it becomes as easy to use as juggling katanas attached to running cement mixers in an earthquake: very, very, impressive if you don't kill yourself, but not something any sensible person will attempt.
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