On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 08:48:39AM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 02:45:16PM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > On 11.11.25 20:31, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > We inconsistently double-quote the "%f" and "%p" arguments of
> > > "archive_command" and "restore_command". Paths with spaces or special
> > > characters, especially directory names in these cases, would need
> > > double-quotes.
> > >
> > > This patch adds double-quotes to all instances. I can also go the other
> > > way and remove them all, but we should be consistent.
> >
> > I think %f doesn't need to be quoted because it will only contain certain
> > characters, but if we tried to clarify that it would probably be too
> > confusing. It makes sense to nudge people that some quoting is prudent.
>
> Yeah, I did consider your point but you are right --- it is too complex
> to quote one and not the other and expect people to understand why.
>
> > Your patch looks good to me.
>
> Thanks.
Applied, and I added double-quotes for "%r".
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