lib/virtualbox/command.rb in virtualbox-0.5.2 vs lib/virtualbox/command.rb in virtualbox-0.5.3

@@ -91,9 +91,16 @@
 
       # Shell escapes a string. This is almost a direct copy/paste from
       # the ruby mailing list. I'm not sure how well it works but so far
       # it hasn't failed!
       def shell_escape(str)
+        if Platform.windows?
+          # Special case for windows. This is probably not 100% bullet proof
+          # but it gets the job done until we find trouble
+          str = "\"#{str}\"" if str =~ /\s/
+          return str
+        end
+
         str.to_s.gsub(/(?=[^a-zA-Z0-9_.\/\-\x7F-\xFF\n])/n, '\\').
                  gsub(/\n/, "'\n'").
                  sub(/^$/, "''")
       end
     end
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