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-# RunInShell
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+# RunInShell
+zig rewrite of [RunInBash](https://github.com/neosmart/RunInBash)\
+consider renaming to `$.exe` and placing in path
+
+pipes work, `` ` `` to escape windows variables and special characters
+
+wrap command in double quotes and arguments in single quotes if something isn't working\
+example: `"ls '/mnt/c/Program Files/'"` would not work without quotes