How to escape parameter in windows command line?

Question

I need to run the following command from the command line in Windows 7:

SumatraPDF.exe -inverse-search "\"C:\Program Files\eclipse\inverse_search.bat\" \"%f\" %l"

However I need to modify it a little, since my installation of Eclipse is located in here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Eclipse (C++)

How do I escape this line correctly? Do I need to escape parenthesis and pluses too? Or is it just enough to escape double quotes?

Answer 1

When in doubt, escape everything. I find that I don't need to escape (), %, or +, though.

Answer 2

SumatraPDF.exe -inverse-search "\"C:\Program Files (x86)\Eclipse (C++)\inverse_search.bat\" \"%f\" %l"

Answer 3

I don't even think you need to escape the quotes; it should be enough to do:

SumatraPDF.exe -inverse-search ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Eclipse (C++)\inverse_search.bat" %f %l"