From: uncle at fedor dot com
Operating system: Linux SuSE 8.2
PHP version: 4.3.7
PHP Bug Type: Filesystem function related
Bug description: exec(), system(), passthru() incorrectly escape parentheses
Description:
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exec() gives the following results when working with files containing
spaces *and* parentheses/brackets on Linux:
If the filename to be passed by the exec() function is enclosed in quotes
"..." (to handle the spaces) then the backslashes are added before the
following symbols:
( ) [ ] { }
and possibly before some other ones I haven't discovered.
Reproduce code:
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1. exec ("touch \"Testfile without parentheses.txt\"");
2. exec ("touch Now_without_spaces_(but_with_parenteses)");
3. exec ("touch \"Now both spaces (and parentheses)\");
Expected result:
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1. Creating file:
Testfile without parentheses.txt
2. Creating file:
Now_without_spaces_(but_with_parentheses)
3. Creating file:
Now both spaces (and parentheses)
Actual result:
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1. Creating file:
Testfile without parentheses.txt
2. Creating file:
Now_without_spaces_(but_with_parentheses)
3. Creating file:
Now both spaces \(and parentheses\)
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Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28881&r=notwrong
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