nvbn/thefuck

Doesn't handle quotes and arguments with spaces well

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#720 opened on Oct 27, 2017

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v3.24 using Python 3.5.3, on Ubuntu 17.04, GNU bash 4.4.7(1)-release.

Using an alias, but with no alias is indifferent:

$ theheck "catt 'My File'"
cat My File [enter/↑/↓/ctrl+c]

$ theheck "catt My\ File"
cat My File [enter/↑/↓/ctrl+c]

$ theheck "ehco -e '\n'"
echo -e \n [enter/↑/↓/ctrl+c]

$ theheck "ehco -n $'\n'"
echo -n $\n [enter/↑/↓/ctrl+c]

The debug output is here: https://pastebin.com/GjXPpQbs

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Investigate how thefuck parses command arguments from the shell history or user input, specifically how it handles quotes and escaped spaces. Review the argument splitting logic and fix to properly preserve quoting.
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python
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cli
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