Method: Bio::Command.escape_shell_unix

Defined in:
lib/bio/command.rb

.escape_shell_unix(str) ⇒ Object

Escape special characters in command line string for UNIX shells.

Arguments:

  • (required) str: String

Returns

String object



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# File 'lib/bio/command.rb', line 57

def escape_shell_unix(str)
  str = str.to_s
  raise 'cannot escape control characters' if UNESCAPABLE_CHARS =~ str
  str.gsub(UNSAFE_CHARS_UNIX) { |x| "\\#{x}" }
end