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Add note to readme about quoting paths on Windows #2166

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Expand Up @@ -3647,6 +3647,17 @@ Node.js `package.json` files:
export PATH := "./node_modules/.bin:" + env_var('PATH')
```

### Paths on Windows

On Windows, functions that return paths will return `\`-separated paths. When
not using PowerShell or `cmd.exe` these paths should be quoted to prevent the
`\`s from being intepreted as character escapes:

```just
ls:
echo '{{absolute_path(".")}}'
```

### Alternatives and Prior Art

There is no shortage of command runners! Some more or less similar alternatives
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