Using the CLI : Tips & tricks : Special characters
 
Special characters
Special characters <, >, (,), #, ', and " are usually not permitted in CLI. If you use them, the CLI will often return an error message such as:
The string contains XSS vulnerability characters
value parse error before '%^@'
Input not as expected.
Some may be enclosed in quotes or preceded with a backslash ( \ ) character.
Table 6: Entering special characters
Character
Key
?
Ctrl + V then ?
Tab
Ctrl + V then Tab
Space
(to be interpreted as part of a string value, not to end the string)
Enclose the string in quotation marks: “Security Administrator”.
Enclose the string in single quotes: 'Security Administrator'.
Precede the space with a backslash: Security\ Administrator.
'
(to be interpreted as part of a string value, not to end the string)
\'
"
(to be interpreted as part of a string value, not to end the string)
\"
\
\\