fig --set-str FOO 'Alpha "Bravo" Charlie' $ grep -E '^CONFIG_FOO=' .config CONFIG_FOO="Alpha "Bravo" Charlie" Fix those three, giving this new behavior: $ grep -E '^CONFIG_FOO=' .config CONFIG_FOO="Bar \"Buz\" Meh" $ ./scripts/config -s FOO Bar "Buz" Meh $ ./scripts/config --set-str FOO 'Alpha "Bravo" Charlie' $ grep -E '^CONFIG_FOO=' .config CONFIG_FOO="Alpha \"Bravo\" Charlie" Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Acked-by: Andi Kleen Signed-off-by: Michal Marek *Gx