Work around the existence of &shellslash

(see inline comment about misuse of features :-\)

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/escape.vim b/escape.vim
index a698ae0..1dd1838 100644
--- a/escape.vim
+++ b/escape.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 " Vim auto-load script
 " Author: Peter Odding <peter@peterodding.com>
-" Last Change: March 15, 2011
+" Last Change: November 21, 2011
 " URL: http://peterodding.com/code/vim/misc/
 
 " Convert a string into a :substitute pattern that matches the string literally.
@@ -23,4 +23,24 @@ function! xolox#misc#escape#substitute(string)
   return ''
 endfunction
 
+" Convert a string into a quoted command line argument. I was going to add a
+" long rant here about &shellslash, but really, it won't make any difference.
+" Let's just suffice to say that I have yet to encounter a single person out
+" there who uses this option for its intended purpose (running a UNIX-style
+" shell on Windows).
+
+function! xolox#misc#escape#shell(string)
+  if xolox#misc#os#is_win()
+    try
+      let ssl_save = &shellslash
+      set noshellslash
+      return shellescape(a:string)
+    finally
+      let &shellslash = ssl_save
+    endtry
+  else
+    return shellescape(a:string)
+  endif
+endfunction
+
 " vim: ts=2 sw=2 et