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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion lib/github_changelog_generator/generator/section.rb
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Expand Up @@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ def encapsulate_string(string)
string = string.gsub('\\', '\\\\')

ENCAPSULATED_CHARACTERS.each do |char|
string = string.gsub(char, "\\#{char}")
# Only replace char with escaped version if it isn't inside backticks (markdown inline code).
# This relies on each opening '`' being closed (ie an even number in total).
# A char is *outside* backticks if there is an even number of backticks following it.
string = string.gsub(%r{#{Regexp.escape(char)}(?=([^`]*`[^`]*`)*[^`]*$)}, "\\#{char}")
end

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