# format_quote_shell

- **Language:** C
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/format.c#L3993
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-function-format-c-format_quote_shell/

```c
static char * format_quote_shell(const char *s)
```

## Parameters

- `s` (`const char *`)

## Called by

- [`format_find`](/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-function-format-c-format_find/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/format.c#L4181)

## Calls

- [`xmalloc`](/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-function-xmalloc/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/format.c#L3998)