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@@ -5365,18 +5365,14 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
|system()| does not respect this option, it always uses pipes.
*'shellxescape'* *'sxe'*
-'shellxescape' 'sxe' string (default: ""; Windows: "\"&|<>()@^")
+'shellxescape' 'sxe' string (default: "")
global
When 'shellxquote' is set to "(" then the characters listed in this
option will be escaped with a '^' character. This makes it possible
to execute most external commands with cmd.exe.
*'shellxquote'* *'sxq'*
-'shellxquote' 'sxq' string (default: "";
- for Win32, when 'shell' is cmd.exe: "("
- for Win32, when 'shell' contains "sh"
- somewhere: "\""
- for Unix, when using system(): "\"")
+'shellxquote' 'sxq' string (default: "")
global
Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
the "!" and ":!" commands. Includes the redirection. See
@@ -5385,12 +5381,6 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
When the value is '(' then ')' is appended. When the value is '"('
then ')"' is appended.
When the value is '(' then also see 'shellxescape'.
- This is an empty string by default on most systems, but is known to be
- useful for on Win32 version, either for cmd.exe which automatically
- strips off the first and last quote on a command, or 3rd-party shells
- such as the MKS Korn Shell or bash, where it should be "\"". The
- default is adjusted according the value of 'shell', to reduce the need
- to set this option by the user.
This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
security reasons.