In DBI there's a method 'quote' to the database handle object. It takes whatever string you passed in and escapes any quotes so you can pass the results on to your database server knowing it's a little harder for baddies to tack on extra SQL commands.
My question is, is there a similer method/function somewhere to escape data before sending it on to the shell? I immagine it would have to be shell specific...
(Ok, I know, I'm supposed to use system in list mode or some other things so I never have to call the shell. Well, I'm curious anyway...)
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