[tor-bugs] #4819 [Torbutton]: Torbutton requires $TOR_CONTROL_PASSWD to be in double quotes.

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#4819: Torbutton requires $TOR_CONTROL_PASSWD to be in double quotes.
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 Reporter:  katmagic   |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:           
Component:  Torbutton  |        Version:           
 Keywords:             |         Parent:           
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:           
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Comment(by rransom):

 I assume this means Torbutton is passing the contents of the environment
 variable directly to Tor's control port without further quoting.  (Tor
 also supports base16-encoded passwords; that would be a better way to
 quote passwords.)

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