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That's why you shouldn't use cmd or powershell. That and the fact that you'd have to install W*nd*ws in order to use them.
Edit: Too bad that all the downvoters didn't leave a comment. Now I'll never know if it was M*cr*s*ft employees on their anual works outing, or if you're mad because I dared to use the W-word :D
String escaping sucks in bash and other posix-style shells too, though.
"Tru dat\!"
I hate windows/microsoft as much as anyone and i hate to say this but powershell isn’t that bad and can be installed on Linux and MacOS
Yeah but why would you, they already have proper shells
Thanks, I didn't know that. And now I wish I could forget it again.
Command line escaping is not a solely cmd or powershell thing to deal with. But also,
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-linux?view=powershell-7.5
Thanks, I didn't know that. And now I wish I could forget it again.