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Fix: Properly handle paths with spaces in generated command #749
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im not using Windows, what does
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Adding
&
before the path in quotation marks ("path") is necessary for PowerShell or the Windows command prompt to correctly interpret the path with spaces as a command to execute. Without&
, a path with spaces can be interpreted as a string, not as a command.Usage examples:
If the path to the executable file contains spaces, PowerShell will not be able to execute it without
&
.You can use & to run commands with arguments:
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Notes:
&
, PowerShell interprets it as a string, not as a command. For example:"C:\Program Files\MyApp\myapp.exe"
Result:
It just returns the string
C:\Program Files\MyApp\myapp.exe
, but the command is not executed.C:\Program Files\MyApp\myapp.exe
Result:
PowerShell will try to interpret
C:\Program
As a command, ehFiles\MyApp\myapp.exe
as an argument, which will lead to an error.formatPath()
function.