# Quoting in shell commands

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/quoting-in-shell-commands/6781>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** shell\
**Created:** [October 30, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/quoting-in-shell-commands/6781 "2017-10-30T17:04:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/quoting-in-shell-commands/6781/7 "2025-05-06T15:04:32Z")

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