From: Arthur Miller <arthur.miller@live.com>
To: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
Cc: gnu-emacs-help@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Why is this not working (apply + call-process + list of string args)?
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 01:16:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AM9PR09MB497798EDE7BC00AD77FD71AB96499@AM9PR09MB4977.eurprd09.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YyOhVy+CJO15HNsh@protected.localdomain> (Jean Louis's message of "Fri, 16 Sep 2022 01:04:07 +0300")
Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
> * Arthur Miller <arthur.miller@live.com> [2022-09-16 00:38]:
>> > What I know is that there shall be no space in those arguments.
>
>> Indeed, space was the problem. Didn't know it mattered. Thank you
>> for the help.
>
> I understand `call-process' and `start-process' as lower level command
> invocation that circumvents the shell.
>
> I cannot know how it works for real, there is just idea that shell is
> the one interpreting spaces and cutting them out, and not the programm
> or command itself; while `call-process' sends full arguments without
> shell interpreting and cutting out spaces.
Seems like that is the case.
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-09-15 13:56 Why is this not working (apply + call-process + list of string args)? Arthur Miller
2022-09-15 15:12 ` Jean Louis
2022-09-15 21:37 ` Arthur Miller
2022-09-15 22:04 ` Jean Louis
2022-09-15 23:16 ` Arthur Miller [this message]
2022-09-15 17:00 ` Bruno Barbier
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2022-09-15 21:43 ` Arthur Miller
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