René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Unix-like platforms: native globbing and tilde expansion cannot be prevented with backtick-escaping","articleBody":"### Prerequisites\r\n\r\n- [X] Write a descriptive title.\r\n- [X] Make sure you are able to repro it on the [latest released version](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases)\r\n- [X] Search the existing issues.\r\n- [X] Refer to the [FAQ](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md).\r\n- [X] Refer to [Differences between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/whats-new/differences-from-windows-powershell).\r\n\r\n### Steps to reproduce\r\n\r\nNote: \r\n  * With respect to tilde expansion, Windows is affected too, in the context of the experimental `PSNativeWindowsTildeExpansion` feature.\r\n\r\nNormally, interpreting what would otherwise be an argument parsing-mode metacharacter _literally_ can be deactivated with `` ` ``; e.g, ``cmd /c echo `@`` and `cmd /c echo '@'` are equivalent.\r\n\r\nThe same should apply to the POSIX-shell _emulation_ features:\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\n# Run on Linux or macOS.\r\n\r\n# Tilde expansion: `~ should ensure *literal* treatment of ~\r\n/bin/echo `~\r\n\r\n# Native globbing: `* should ensure *literal* treatment of *\r\n/bin/echo `*\r\n```\r\n\r\nSee also:\r\n\r\n*  #10683\r\n\r\n### Expected behavior\r\n\r\n`~` and `*` should print literally.\r\n\r\n### Actual behavior\r\n\r\nThe `` ` ``-escaping is ignored, and expansion is still performed.\r\n\r\n\r\n### Error details\r\n\r\n_No response_\r\n\r\n### Environment data\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\nPowerShell 7.5.0-preview.2\r\n```\r\n\r\n\r\n### Visuals\r\n\r\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mklement0","@type":"Person","name":"mklement0"},"datePublished":"2024-03-05T00:29:17.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/21304/PowerShell/issues/21304"}