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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"
```
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
C:\Users\Me> hledger register "credit card"
```
@ -355,17 +355,19 @@ $ hledger balance cur:'\$'
### Escaping in other situations
hledger options and arguments are sometimes used in places other than the command line, with different escaping rules.
For example, backslash-quoting generally does not work there. Here are some more tips.
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 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 `powershell` | 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 an [argument file] | Don't use spaces, don't shell-escape, do regex-escape when needed
| In a [config file] | Use single or double quotes, and enclose the whole argument <br>(`"desc:a b"` not `desc:"a b"`)
| 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 `ghci` (the Haskell REPL) | Use double quotes, and enclose the whole argument
[argument file]: #argument-files