stores/ini - Characters # and ; get parsed as comments
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Description
There are many cases, where characters such as # (hash) and ; (semicolon) are required inside values and the target parser does not support the value quoting via ` (backticks).
Examples:
Password = UJ&J#22222
PostUp = iptables -A FORWARD -i tun0 -j ACCEPT; iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
use = egg:Paste#http
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Research direction
Start at the stores/ini entry point and trace how the example INI values are parsed. Use the reported values containing # and ; as regression cases, then verify that those characters remain part of values rather than being treated as comments.
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- Tech stack
- go
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- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
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- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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