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@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ So you should probably avoid double quotes, unless you want that behaviour, eg i
$ hledger register "assets:$SOMEACCT" $ hledger register "assets:$SOMEACCT"
``` ```
But in an older Windows CMD.EXE window, you must use double quotes (not single quotes or backslash): But in an older Windows CMD.EXE window, you must use double quotes:
```cli ```cli
C:\Users\Me> hledger register "credit card" C:\Users\Me> hledger register "credit card"
``` ```
@ -355,17 +355,19 @@ $ hledger balance cur:'\$'
### Escaping in other situations ### Escaping in other situations
hledger options and arguments are sometimes used in places other than the command line, with different escaping rules. hledger options and arguments are sometimes used in places other than the command line, where the escaping/quoting rules are different.
For example, backslash-quoting generally does not work there. Here are some more tips. For example, backslash-quoting may not be available.
Here's a quick reference:
| || | ||
|:------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |:------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| In unix shell | Use single quotes and/or backslash (or double quotes for variable interpolation)
| In Windows `powershell` | Use single quotes (or double quotes for variable interpolation)
| In Windows `cmd` | Use double quotes | In Windows `cmd` | Use double quotes
| In Windows `powershell` | Use single or double quotes
| In hledger-ui's filter prompt | Use single or double quotes | In hledger-ui's filter prompt | Use single or double quotes
| In hledger-web's search form | Use single or double quotes | In hledger-web's search form | Use single or double quotes
| In an [argument file] | Don't use spaces, don't shell-escape, do regex-escape when needed | In an [argument file] | Don't use spaces, don't shell-escape, do regex-escape, write one argument/option per line
| In a [config file] | Use single or double quotes, and enclose the whole argument <br>(`"desc:a b"` not `desc:"a b"`) | In a [config file] | Use single or double quotes, and enclose the whole argument <br>(`'desc:a b'` not `desc:'a b'`)
| In `ghci` (the Haskell REPL) | Use double quotes, and enclose the whole argument | In `ghci` (the Haskell REPL) | Use double quotes, and enclose the whole argument
[argument file]: #argument-files [argument file]: #argument-files