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32 lines
509 B
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title: sanitize
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id: sanitize
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weight: 40
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draft: false
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author: "people"
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---
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## NAME
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sanitize
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## SYNOPSIS
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surround a string in quotes making it safe to pass as an argument
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## USAGE
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```
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local ds = require "lib/dtutils.string"
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local result = ds.sanitize(str)
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```
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**str** - _string_ - the string that needs to be made safe
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## DESCRIPTION
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**sanitize** converts a string into a version suitable for
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use passing as an argument in a system command.
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## RETURN VALUE
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**result** - _string_ - a websafe string
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