Re: bug#1212: 23.0.60; split-string-and-unquote problems

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:42:36 -0400
> >> I do not understand: what makes you think it could be a properly quoted
> >> shell command?
> 
> > Because you said that working with shell commands was why these
> > functions were invented in the first place.  And that is how they are
> > used in Emacs as of now.
> 
> No, they're used to run commands.  Without going through a shell.

Then why would one need quoting?