On 2025-07-07 20:25, S. Shuck wrote:

Can you use printf "%q" "$something_with_weird_character"?  That format specifier will shell-escape whatever you use.  See man printf

Thanks, using its output (literally, not enclosing it in $()) worked!

PS: I noticed that in my original email I had accidentally omitted the `' --` from my DLAGENTS string. Rest assured (hah) that version still fails regardless. A mystery why, but it works with the %q approach!

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Cheers,
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