1 files changed, 10 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/crates/libmpv2/src/mpv.rs b/crates/libmpv2/src/mpv.rs
index 07d0976..6f26d0f 100644
--- a/crates/libmpv2/src/mpv.rs
+++ b/crates/libmpv2/src/mpv.rs
@@ -526,19 +526,6 @@ impl Mpv {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Execute a command
-    pub fn execute(&self, name: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<()> {
-        if args.is_empty() {
-            debug!("Running mpv command: '{}'", name);
-        } else {
-            debug!("Running mpv command: '{} {}'", name, args.join(" "));
-        }
-
-        self.command(name, args)?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     /// Load a configuration file. The path has to be absolute, and a file.
     pub fn load_config(&self, path: &str) -> Result<()> {
         let file = CString::new(path)?.into_raw();
@@ -562,7 +549,7 @@ impl Mpv {
     /// Send a command to the `Mpv` instance. This uses `mpv_command_string` internally,
     /// so that the syntax is the same as described in the [manual for the input.conf](https://mpv.io/manual/master/#list-of-input-commands).
     ///
-    /// Note that you may have to escape strings with `""` when they contain spaces.
+    /// Note that this function escapes the arguments for you.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -583,12 +570,19 @@ impl Mpv {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     pub fn command(&self, name: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut cmd = name.to_owned();
+        fn escape(input: &str) -> String {
+            input.replace('"', "\\\"")
+        }
+
+        let mut cmd = escape(name);
 
         for elem in args {
             cmd.push(' ');
-            cmd.push_str(elem);
+            cmd.push('"');
+            cmd.push_str(&escape(elem));
+            cmd.push('"');
         }
+        debug!("Running mpv command: '{}'", cmd);
 
         let raw = CString::new(cmd)?;
         mpv_err((), unsafe {