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From: Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: org-mode, file-link, tramp, and smb domain
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 17:43:03 +0100
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On Wednesday,  8 Jul 2015 at 18:08, Dov Grobgeld wrote:
> Hello,
>
> In tramp the syntax for specifying a domain in a smb link is by using a
> percentage sign [1]
>
> //smb:user%DOMAIN@host:D/path/
>
> but when trying to use this together with the org-mode file: link the
> result is that it changes %D to ^M (control-M). Similar results are gotten
> with other characters after the percentage sign. (If the letter is not in
> the hexadecimal range, ^@ (null) is received). Even %% does not escape the
> percentage sign.
>
> Is there any easy workaround?

Maybe encode the % using %25 (hex value for %) so "... user%25DOMAIN@ ..."?

Untested, mind you!

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: Eric S Fraga (0xFFFCF67D), Emacs 25.0.50.1, Org release_8.3beta-1260-gcedef7