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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/misc.c b/src/core/misc.c
index 1cfa15b6..03fcce59 100644
--- a/src/core/misc.c
+++ b/src/core/misc.c
@@ -724,18 +724,20 @@ int expand_escape(const char **data)
}
}
-/* Escape all '"', "'" and '\' chars with '\' */
-char *escape_string(const char *str)
+/* Escape all the characters in `what' with a backslash */
+char *escape_string(const char *str, const char *what)
{
- char *ret, *p;
+ const char *p;
+ char *ret;
- p = ret = g_malloc(strlen(str)*2+1);
- while (*str != '\0') {
- if (*str == '"' || *str == '\'' || *str == '\\')
- *p++ = '\\';
- *p++ = *str++;
+ ret = g_malloc(strlen(str) * 2 + 1);
+ for (p = str; *p != '\0'; p++, ret++) {
+ if (strchr(what, *p) != NULL) {
+ *ret++ = '\\';
+ }
+ *ret = *p;
}
- *p = '\0';
+ *ret = '\0';
return ret;
}