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Syntax for indicating a filename

There are two ways you can give a file name:
  - unadorned (without double-quotes) with possible escapes
  - as a double-quoted string with possible escapes in the string

Probably most of the time a file name will be specified in the first
form, without using quotes. If the file name however has a space or a
colon in it, escape that character with a backslash. Also, if you need
to enter a backslash and the character followinng that is unlucky
enough to be a colon, space, or backslash use two backslashes. Some
examples:

   irb.rb       => irb.rb
   /tmp/irb.rb  =>  /tmp/irb.rb
   C\:irb.rb    =>  C:irb.rb
   C\:\irb.rb   =>  C:\irb.rb
   C\:\\irb.rb  =>  C:\irb.rb  # Note: double slash not needed
   \\new.rb    =>  \new.rb     # Note: double slash, or filename has newline
   my\ file.rb  =>  my file.rb


The quoted string is useful if you have a file name that contains
several characters that normally confuse the debugger parser, notably
a space, newline, or a colon. The quoted string starts with a double
quote ("). Escape sequences are allowed inside the string to be able
to enter tabs or newlines, or a double quote inside the string. The
list of translations is as follows:
   
   \t => <tab>
   \n => <newline>
   \" => "
   \\ => \

Here are some examples of quoted filenames:

  "This is a file with blanks.rb" => This is a file with blanks.rb
  "/tmp/RubyProgram \"foo\".rb    => /tmp/RubyProgram "foo".rb
  "/Ruby\nProgram.rb"             => /tmp/Ruby
Program.rb

Version data entries

4 entries across 4 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
rbx-trepanning-0.2.1-universal-rubinius-2.0	processor/command/help/filename.txt
rbx-trepanning-0.2.1-universal-rubinius-1.2	processor/command/help/filename.txt
rbx-trepanning-0.2.0-universal-rubinius-2.0	processor/command/help/filename.txt
rbx-trepanning-0.1.0-universal-rubinius-1.2	processor/command/help/filename.txt