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CMD/windows Batch: how to pass a double quote and a larger than sign in a command argument? - fanlights671555 - 07-23-2023
I can pass a double quote, and a larger than sign to any command in several ways: `'"'`, `"\""`, `">"`
But when i try to pass them together
C:\>echo "\">"
The system cannot find the path specified.
Same with `"\"\>"`. I could make it work with single quotes around, but since i already have so much going on with dealing with quotes i'd like to keep it all inside double quotes.
Is there any way to escape that?
I'm on windows7 but i believe this is some backward compatibility 'feature', so not sure this info is relevant.
Edit 1:
I tought Endoro had the right answer... but it's not that simple. CMD treats `^>` differently depending if there's a escaped double quote in the string. Anyone have any idea why?! or a different escaping method?
C:\>sh echo "\"^>"
">
C:\>sh echo "a^>"
a^>
C:\>echo "\"^>"
"\">"
C:\>echo "a^>"
"a^>"
Edit 2:
here are the tests cases for what Monacraft suggested, using `^` before the quotes that go around the string
C:\>echo ^"a/>"
The system cannot find the path specified.
(we still need to escape that > symbol)
C:\>echo ^"a/^>"
"a/>"
(work fine without \" in the string)
C:\>echo ^"\"/^>"
"\"/^>"
(add a single \" and the ^> escaping stop to works)
C:\>echo ^""/^>"
""/^>"
(ok, using ^ before the string means i dont have to escape the " anymore)
C:\>echo ^"^\"/^>"
"\"/^>"
(but what if i have an actual \" in my input that i have to escape... would ^\ prevent this from happening? nope)
RE: CMD/windows Batch: how to pass a double quote and a larger than sign in a command argument? - hays174 - 07-23-2023
OK, I can't give you a full explanation, but if you put an escape character before the double quotes it works:
C:\>echo "a^>"
"a^>"
C:\>echo ^"a^>"
"a>"
I think by putting a `^` before the string, your telling cmd not to treat a `^` inside the string as part of the actual string. Which is why:
C:\>echo "text^>" ^"text^>"
"text^>" "text>"
Does that. However, I can't give you a full explanation, but at least that solves your problem.
### Edit 2: ###
Ok, for edit 2 All I can say is that you don't need to escape anything inside the string!
C:\>echo ^"\"/>"
"\"/>"
Also found this website which explained that to escape a `\` all you need is `\\`. [Click here][1] for more Information. For `"` simply double up the quotes (`""`).
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