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From: Memnon Anon <gegendosenfleisch@googlemail.com>
Subject: Re: Possible bug in org-open-at-point when filename includes
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Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:12:36 +0000 (UTC)
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Johnny <yggdrasil@gmx.co.uk> writes:

> To replicate:
> - Create a file test_&_file.txt
> - In dired, locate the file and capture the link C-c l
> - In an org file, insert link by C-c C-l
> - Place point at file and C-c C-o (org-open-at-point)
>
> The link org stores is e.g "~/test_&_file.txt".
>
> This cannot be opened in a shell, but escaping the ampersand, the file
> is opened fine, e.g. 

It does open here with
,----
| ELISP> (emacs-version)
| "GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.4.2)\n of
| 2012-12-09 on dex, modified by Debian"
| ELISP> (org-version t t)
| "Org-mode version 7.9.2 (release_7.9.2-661-g66c664 @
| /home/kyilma/bin/elisp/org-latest/lisp/)"
`----

Memnon