---
url: >-
  https://adk.nht.io/api/@nhtio/adk/batteries/sandbox/variables/escapeShellValue.md
description: Compatibility alias for consumers that describe this operation as escaping.
---

# Variable: escapeShellValue

```ts
const escapeShellValue: (value: string) => Promise<string> = quoteShellValue;
```

Defined in: [src/batteries/sandbox/escape.ts:107](https://github.com/NHTIO/ADK/blob/v1.20260824.1/src/src/batteries/sandbox/escape.ts#L107)

Compatibility alias for consumers that describe this operation as escaping.

Quote one command string as one shell argument.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type     |
| --------- | -------- |
| `value`   | `string` |

## Returns

`Promise`<`string`>