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Subject: Re: Problem quoting expression to be eval'ed by emacsclient
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> From: Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:52:19 +0200
>> 
>>> I'm trying to evaluate an expression via `emacsclient' (from a Zsh shell),
>>> for example:
>>>
>>> $ emacsclient -e "(message \"hello\")"
>> 
>> This works for me (bash):
>> 
>> #+begin_src sh
>> $  emacsclient -s my-server -e "(message \"hello\")"
>> "hello"
>> #+end_src
>
> But you aren't on Windows, are you?

If you're asking the question to me, then yes, I'm on Windows. But the above
tests I made are from a Cygwin Zsh session.

I did not think that would differ from a Unix Zsh, but it seems so, then?

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sebastien Vauban