Document semicolon handling in RunSettings test parameters#15561
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Add a new section to RunSettingsArguments.md explaining how to pass values containing semicolons (e.g. connection strings) via TestRunParameters on the command line. Includes shell-specific examples for cmd, PowerShell, and bash, and notes that no URL-encoding (%3B) is needed — only proper shell quoting. Closes microsoft#15332 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Adds documentation clarifying how to pass semicolons (and other special characters) in dotnet test TestRunParameters.Parameter(...) values across common shells.
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- Document that the test platform preserves semicolons and does not require URL encoding.
- Add shell-specific quoting/escaping examples for cmd, PowerShell, and bash.
- Recommend using a
.runsettingsfile when values contain many special characters.
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Closes #15332