Quote strings for the shell, even if they would normally not require quoting.
@item shell-escape
Like @samp{shell}, but also quoting non-printable characters using the POSIX
-proposed @samp{$''} syntax suitable for most shells.
+@samp{$''} syntax suitable for most shells.
@item shell-escape-always
Like @samp{shell-escape}, but quote strings even if they would
normally not require quoting.
@kindex %q
An additional directive @samp{%q}, prints its argument string
in a format that can be reused as input by most shells.
-Non-printable characters are escaped with the POSIX proposed @samp{$''} syntax,
+Non-printable characters are escaped with the POSIX @samp{$''} syntax,
and shell metacharacters are quoted appropriately.
This is an equivalent format to @command{ls --quoting=shell-escape} output.
except that octal escapes are of the form \0 or \0ooo.
%q = print an argument string in a format that can be
- reused as shell input. Escaped characters used the proposed
+ reused as shell input. Escaped characters used the
POSIX $'' syntax supported by most shells.
The 'format' argument is re-used as many times as necessary
%b ARGUMENT as a string with '\\' escapes interpreted,\n\
except that octal escapes are of the form \\0 or \\0NNN\n\
%q ARGUMENT is printed in a format that can be reused as shell input,\n\
- escaping non-printable characters with the proposed POSIX $'' syntax.\
+ escaping non-printable characters with the POSIX $'' syntax.\
\n\n\
and all C format specifications ending with one of diouxXfeEgGcs, with\n\
ARGUMENTs converted to proper type first. Variable widths are handled.\n\