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Escape <variable> in cheat files

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#250 opened on Mar 13, 2020

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

# build default.nix
nix-build -E 'with import <nixpkgs> {} ; callPackage ./default.nix {}'

this line things of nixpkgs> as a variable, but it actually should stay `.

Describe the solution you'd like

Best we to escapt <nixpkgs> some how.

Describe alternatives you've considered

currently I ship around it, by defining

$ nixpkgs: echo "<nixpkgs>"

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Research direction
Identify the part of the codebase that handles variable interpolation in cheat files and add an escape mechanism for angle brackets.
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rust
Domain
cli
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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Rust
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75