Re: Patch: initdb: "'" for QUOTE_PATH (non-windows) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andres Freund
Subject Re: Patch: initdb: "'" for QUOTE_PATH (non-windows)
Date
Msg-id 20160818004158.tpxvevdpo63a3sui@alap3.anarazel.de
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In response to Re: Patch: initdb: "'" for QUOTE_PATH (non-windows)  (Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Patch: initdb: "'" for QUOTE_PATH (non-windows)  (Ryan Murphy <ryanfmurphy@gmail.com>)
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On 2016-08-18 09:14:44 +0900, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 12:21 AM, Ryan Murphy <ryanfmurphy@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have created a better patch (attached) that correctly escapes the shell
> > arguments using PQExpBufferStr and the appendShellString function, as per
> > Michael and Andres' suggestions.
> >
> > Further suggestions welcome of course.
> 
> As far as I know, it is perfectly possible to have LF/CR in a path
> name (that's bad practice btw...), and your patch would make initdb
> fail in such cases. Do we want to authorize that?

I think that's actually a good thing to forbid.



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