Re: * [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :: "]] does not work.

[Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>]

Hello,

Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:

> Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes:
>
>> Josef Atmin <jatmin@web.de> writes:
>>
>>>> when a shell command in an unnumbered list includes '::', it is not recognized as a shell
>>>> command anymore.
>>>> 
>>>> To reproduce the bug, paste the following two lines in file 'tmp'
>>>> 
>>>>   asdf :: asdf
>>>>   asdf :: qwer
>>>> 
>>>> and add the following shell commands to an org file
>>>> 
>>>>    * [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :"]]
>>>>    * [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf ::"]]
>>>>    * [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :: "]]
>>>> 
>>>> If you klick on them you will probably find that the first two work while the last one
>>>> does not, presumably because it is interpreted as a description list entry.
>>>> Interestingly, if you use a numbered list
>>>> 
>>>>    1. [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :"]]
>>>>    2. [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf ::"]]
>>>>    3. [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :: "]]
>>>> 
>>>> then all three work.
>>
>> This is not a bug. - .... :: *is* description list syntax, no matter how
>> you look at it. You can easily work around this, e.g., by starting the
>> link on the next line.
>>
>
> Count me confused - although the OP is talking about unnumbered lists,
> his example only has headlines and numbered lists. Is the link broken
> when in the headline or only when it's an unnumbered list item?

IIUC, the OP is using unnumbered lists with an asterisk bullet.  Hence,
the problem is probably limited to unnumbered lists, not headlines.

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou