def escapeShell(String arg) { return '"' + arg.replaceAll(/["$`<>^\\"]/, /\\$0/) + '"' } if (java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.headless && console != null) { // CLI mode console.printf('Enter: ') def s = console.readLine() console.println('\n' + escapeShell(s) + '\n') System.exit(0) } else { // GUI mode new groovy.swing.SwingBuilder().edt{ frame(title: 'Escape Tool', size: [350, 230], show: true, defaultCloseOperation: javax.swing.JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE) { gridLayout(cols: 1, rows: 2) scrollPane{ textArea id: 'value', lineWrap: true, font: new java.awt.Font('Monospaced', 0, 16) } scrollPane{ textArea id: 'escape', lineWrap: true, text: bind(source:value, sourceProperty:'text', converter: { escapeShell(it) }), font: new java.awt.Font('Monospaced', 0, 16) } } } System.in.read() // wait for GUI to close }