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Add a note about using single quotes when passing arguments with backslash escapes to send-text

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One could of course also use double quotes and escape the backslash or
just escape the backslash but I dont think we need to explain shell
quoting fully here.
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Kovid Goyal 2022-11-26 15:38:22 +05:30
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@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ class SendText(RemoteCommand):
desc = (
'Send arbitrary text to specified windows. The text follows Python'
' escaping rules. So you can use :link:`escapes <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/ANSI_002dC-Quoting.html>`'
' like :code:`\\\\x1b` to send control codes'
' and :code:`\\\\u21fa` to send Unicode characters. If you use the :option:`kitty @ send-text --match` option'
" like :code:`'\\\\x1b'` to send control codes"
" and :code:`'\\\\u21fa'` to send Unicode characters. Remember to use single-quotes otherwise"
' the backslash is interpreted as a shell escape character. If you use the :option:`kitty @ send-text --match` option'
' the text will be sent to all matched windows. By default, text is sent to'
' only the currently active window.'
)