batrick 6f51d7d6a9 Fix to the parsing of the --script-args switch [1]. ...

Previously, the --script-args switch would only accept values
with alphanumeric characters or underscores. A full treatise
of the history of changes to this switch and problems can be
found here [2].

Here are the new rules for --script-args definitively:

--script-args <string>

<string> may contain a sequence of key=value pairs and array entries
separated by commas. All whitespace except where noted below is
ignored.

A key, value, or array value may be a sequence of characters except
'{', '}', ',', '=', and all space characters. You may overcome this
restriction by using quotes (single or double) to allow all characters
within the quotation marks. You may also use the quote delimiter
inside the sequence so long as it is escaped by a backslash.

A value for a key/value pair or an array value are allowed to be
a nested table delimited by '{' and '}'.

[1] http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2009/q2/0204.html
[2] http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2009/q2/0211.html

2009-05-29 00:30:56 +00:00

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