It will otherwise interpret characters such as '+' as if they
were regex, and break matching.
For example TEST-71-HOSTNAME started failing when
uname -r started including a '+':
FAIL: 'Kernel: Linux 6.12.33+deb13-amd64' not found in:
Static hostname: host
Icon name: computer-vm
Chassis: vm 🖴
Machine ID: e6471c1f95ab49098827498ed816cdf7
Boot ID: 231da987f64d4af59f2076fbb638c611
Virtualization: kvm
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Kernel: Linux 6.12.33+deb13-amd64
Architecture: x86-64
System and Service Manager
Details
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Please see the Code Map for information about this repository's layout and content.
Please see the Hacking guide for information on how to hack on systemd and test your modifications.
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