Re: Bug#99807: diff doesn't handle filenames with spaces (fwd)

[Paul Eggert]

> From: Miles Bader <address@hidden>
> Date: 06 Jun 2001 09:59:52 +0900
> 
> Hans-Bernhard Broeker <address@hidden> writes:
> > Try telling _that_ to all the guys out there using ports of diff or
> > patch on Microsoft-ish systems, where backslash is a directory
> > separator.
> 
> I think they've already been sufficiently scarred by existing (ported)
> applications that treat backslash as an escape, that they can deal.

For 'diff' I plan to support both kinds of file name quoting, to cater
to both sets of users.  I realize this will complicate patch's life,
but I don't offhand see an easier solution, as I can't predict what
kind of quoting people will prefer in general.