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diff --git a/src/path/escape.rs b/src/path/escape.rs
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+use {
+    std::path::Path,
+};
+
+/// from a path, build a string usable in a shell command, wrapping
+///  it in quotes if necessary (and then escaping internal quotes).
+/// Don't do unnecessary transformation, so that the produced string
+///  is prettier on screen.
+pub fn escape_for_shell(path: &Path) -> String {
+    let path = path.to_string_lossy();
+    if regex!(r"^[\w/.-]*$").is_match(&path) {
+        path.to_string()
+    } else {
+        format!("'{}'", &path.replace('\'', r"'\''"))
+    }
+}