Escape \ only for common escape sequences.

mikebattista · Oct 11, 2019 · 131b5d5 · 131b5d5
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commit 131b5d5
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diff --git a/WslInterop.psm1 b/WslInterop.psm1
@@ -199,9 +199,12 @@ function global:Format-WslArgument([string]$arg, [bool]$interactive) {
     #>
 
     $arg = $arg.Trim()
+
     if ($interactive -and $arg.Contains(" ")) {
         return "'$arg'"
     } else {
-        return $arg -replace "([ ()\\|;])", ('\$1', '`$1')[$interactive]
+        $arg = $arg -replace "([ ()|;])", ('\$1', '`$1')[$interactive]
+        $arg = $arg -replace '(\\[abefnrtv])', '\$1'
+        return $arg
     }
 }