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diff --git a/lib/pure/strutils.nim b/lib/pure/strutils.nim
index a4aa81578..fe71cb77b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/strutils.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/strutils.nim
@@ -709,9 +709,11 @@ proc rfind*(s, sub: string, start: int = -1): int {.noSideEffect.} =
     if result != -1: return
   return -1
 

-proc quoteIfContainsWhite*(s: string): string =

+proc quoteIfContainsWhite*(s: string): string {.deprecated.} =
   ## returns ``'"' & s & '"'`` if `s` contains a space and does not

   ## start with a quote, else returns `s`

+  ## DEPRECATED as it was confused for shell quoting function.
+  ## For this application use osproc.quoteShell.
   if find(s, {' ', '\t'}) >= 0 and s[0] != '"':

     result = '"' & s & '"'

   else: