How can I escape % characters in YAML?

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put the string it in double quotes: `option: "% some string"` — Andrei S, May 18 '11 at 21:17

score 42 · Accepted Answer · answered May 18 '11 at 21:15

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Try %% it might work to escape.

answered May 18 '11 at 21:15

Naftali

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score 14 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 17 '14 at 14:57

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put the string it in double quotes: "%{var} some string"

answered Jan 17 '14 at 14:57

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered May 18 '11 at 23:26

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If in doubt, try converting a string to yaml in IRB

C:\Documents and Settings\a.grimm>irb
irb(main):001:0> require "yaml"
=> true
irb(main):002:0> "I'm giving it 110%!".to_yaml
=> "--- I'm giving it 110%!\n"
irb(main):003:0> exit

answered May 18 '11 at 23:26

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How can I escape % characters in YAML?

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