adjust escaping

Author: ericcornelissen

.github/workflows/checks.yml

@@ -8,39 +8,6 @@ on:
 permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
-  temp:
-    runs-on: windows-2025
-    steps:
-      - shell: powershell
-        run: |
-          echo 'gh --help'
-          gh --help
-
-          echo ''
-          echo 'gh `--help'
-          gh `--help
-
-          echo ''
-          echo 'gh ``--help'
-          gh ``--help
-
-
-          echo ''
-          echo "gh '--help'"
-          gh '--help'
-
-          echo ''
-          echo "gh '`--help'"
-          gh '`--help'
-
-          echo ''
-          echo "gh '``--help'"
-          gh '``--help'
-
-
-          echo ''
-          echo "gh ' --help'"
-          gh ' --help'
   check:
     name: ${{ matrix.what }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04

src/internal/win/powershell.js

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export function getEscapeFunction() {
   const newlines = new RegExp(/\n/g);
   const backticks = new RegExp(/`/g);
   const redirects = new RegExp(/(^|[\s\u0085])([*1-6]?)(>)/g);
+  const hyphens = new RegExp(/([\s\u0085])-/g);
   const specials1 = new RegExp(/(^|[\s\u0085])([#\-:<@\]])/g);
   const specials2 = new RegExp(/([$&'(),;{|}‘’‚‛“”„])/g);
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export function getEscapeFunction() {
       .replace(newlines, " ")
       .replace(backticks, "``")
       .replace(redirects, "$1$2`$3")
+      .replace(hyphens, "$1`-")
       .replace(specials1, "$1`$2")
       .replace(specials2, "`$1");