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The easiest way to escape nested bash commands
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| def bash_escape(argument) | |
| "$'" + argument.gsub("\\'", '\\\\\&').gsub("'", "\\\\'") + "'" | |
| end | |
| ruby_code = "puts 'something'" | |
| command = "ruby -e #{bash_escape ruby_code}" | |
| puts "ssh server #{bash_escape command}" # => ssh server $'ruby -e $\'puts \\\'something\\\'\'' |
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