ruby shellwords library examples

gistfile1.rb

irb(main):001:0> require 'shellwords'
=> true

irb(main):002:0> 'once upon "a time" there was\ a\ giant'.shellsplit
=> ["once", "upon", "a time", "there", "was a giant"]

irb(main):003:0> puts "one upon a time there was a giant & 'her dog' `hack`".shellescape
one\ upon\ a\ time\ there\ was\ a\ giant\ \&\ \'her\ dog\'\ \`hack\`

irb(main):004:0> ["ls", "/home/john/secret stuff/"].shelljoin
=> "ls /home/john/secret\\ stuff/"