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The function should be esc_var and not esc_vars I know it's a small edit, and of course I would edit it myself, but I can't do single character edits

benathon
– benathon

2020-06-24 21:30:27 +00:00
Commented Jun 24, 2020 at 21:30
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@portforwardpodcast The plural on the latter version is deliberate because the "$@" is used to expand and escape all arguments passed, unlike the former which only escapes the first argument and drops any others. Your comment did prompt be to check it and it was not separating them properly, so thanks.

Walf
– Walf

2020-06-25 04:34:01 +00:00
Commented Jun 25, 2020 at 4:34

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