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ETF2L – Latest activity in “How to echo a semicolon in an alias?” https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/customise/topic-19315/ Reply by broesel https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/customise/topic-19315/page-1/?recent=348126#post=348126 Quoted from octochris

There also appears to be a complete lack of an escape character in TF2

\ go go :D]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=customise&topic=19315&post=348126 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:56:58 +0100 Reply by Dr. Chris https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/customise/topic-19315/page-1/?recent=348126#post=348036 ] echo "connect foo; password bar" connect foo; password bar ] echo connect foo; password bar connect foo Clearly the quoting does make a difference in this case, but what about in other cases?

] alias foo echo "connect foo; password bar"
] foo
connect foo 
] alias
Current alias commands:
foo :  echo connect foo; password bar

As you can see, the effects of quoting seem to be specific to the command being run. My best guess (with no source available) is that the quotes are passed literally to the command, which then decides what to do with them, and this behaviour is not standardised. There also appears to be a complete lack of an escape character in TF2, which is kind of annoying. The best option is probably something like putting echo "connect foo; password bar" in a config file, and then aliasing an exec of it.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=customise&topic=19315&post=348036 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:23:50 +0100 Reply by slate https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/customise/topic-19315/page-1/?recent=348126#post=348031 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=customise&topic=19315&post=348031 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:12:24 +0100 Reply by joaof19 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/customise/topic-19315/page-1/?recent=348126#post=348029 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=customise&topic=19315&post=348029 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:01:17 +0100 Reply by Spike Himself https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/customise/topic-19315/page-1/?recent=348126#post=348026 Quoted from jonii

bind it directly? like bind "F1" "connect s1.colonslash.eu:28001; password lolright" works for me, and saves the trouble of copy pasting it

Yeah, I have the bind already - that's not the issue. I don't want to paste it in console myself - I want to paste it on mumble/steam to team mates :) Apparently:

<+freshmeatt> Can't be escaped in an alias, <+freshmeatt> Although if you put the say/echo command in another cfg file and just exec it, it'll parse it right. <+freshmeatt> Try putting in console say aaa;bbb - it will actually parse that right.

Will have to try that out when I get home ))]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=customise&topic=19315&post=348026 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:53:20 +0100 Reply by joaof19 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/customise/topic-19315/page-1/?recent=348126#post=348024 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=customise&topic=19315&post=348024 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:51:33 +0100 Created by Spike Himself https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/customise/topic-19315/page-1/?recent=348126#post=348021 alias "con1" "echo connect s1.colonslash.eu:28001; password lolright"]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=customise&topic=19315&post=348021 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:35:10 +0100