/**
 * Create an escaped shell command argument from given string
 * @param arg The argument to escape
 * @param quote The quote type to use (default is ")
 * @param escape Escape char to use (default is \)
 *
 * @returns A string if the escaped and quoted shell arg
 */
export declare function escapeArg(arg: string, quote?: '"' | "'", escape?: string): string;
/**
   * Tagged template that quote and escape all args
   * @example shell`command ${arg1} ${arg2}`
   */
export declare type ShellCommandTaggedTemplate = (strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: unknown[]) => string;
/**
 * Creates a tagged-template to create shell commands by the provided quote and escape
 * @param quote The quote type to use (default is ")
 * @param escape Escape char to use (default is \)
 *
 * @returns A tagged-template to create shell commands
 */
export declare function commandTextBy(quote?: '"' | "'", escape?: string): ShellCommandTaggedTemplate;
export declare const commandText: ShellCommandTaggedTemplate;