Re: git: 566cc005812b - main - safe_set treat ':' and '#' differently

On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Simon J. Gerraty <sjg@juniper.net> wrote:

> Enji Cooper (yaneurabeya) <yaneurabeya@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >         Using `:` as a comment marker seems a bit esoteric (at best) —
>
> Using : in the manner I described is extremely useful for being able to
> debug complex systems written in sh.  There is no useful alternative.
>
> The change is harmless, and allows safe_set to be re-used in
> other contexts.
>
> I see zero benefit to reverting it.


Could you please add some unit test for the supported use cases to avoid
future confusions?