FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_60"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10240]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
This is an error in the "java" launcher tool -- I couldn't find a category for that.
Command line arguments, quoted and containing the 2 adjacent characters "\\*", adds extra "\\" characters to the argument. Really odd. Examples:
    Argument Character in arg received by process (raw, no escapes)
    "a\*\b" a\*\\b
    "a\*\*\b" a\*\\*\\\b
    "a\*\*\*\b" a\*\\*\\\*\\\\b
This has been demonstrated on Windows 10 and Vista, using Java 8-60. I haven't test with older releases. I don't think it's a windows shell problem, as I get expected results using Python, Ruby, Go,
and a batch script. I suspect the "java" tool is doing something to the args.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run my little included program with arguments from my description.
E.g.
   java Arg0 "a\*\b"

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
a\*\b"
ACTUAL -
a\*\\b

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
Arg0.java

class Arg0 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(args[0]);
    }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

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