case '\r': esc = 'r'; goto c_and_shell_escape;
case '\t': esc = 't'; goto c_and_shell_escape;
case '\v': esc = 'v'; goto c_escape;
- case '\\': esc = c; goto c_and_shell_escape;
+ case '\\': esc = c;
+ /* No need to escape the escape if we are trying to elide
+ outer quotes and nothing else is problematic. */
+ if (backslash_escapes && elide_outer_quotes && quote_string_len)
+ goto store_c;
c_and_shell_escape:
if (quoting_style == shell_always_quoting_style