Java CLI program arguments containing spaces are usually enclosed by double quotes, so I would recommend to use:
-Dexec.args="one 'number two' three" This works in both UNIX-like shells (say, Git Bash on Windows) and in the Cmd.exe Windows shell, while -Dexec.args='one "number two" three' only works in UNIX-like shells, but *not* in Cmd.exe. -- Alexander Kriegisch https://scrum-master.de Garret Wilson schrieb am 15.10.2023 05:31 (GMT +07:00): > Here's a fun one for your weekend. As you know from (almost) the > beginning of time we could invoke a Java application using Maven using > the Maven Exec Plugin, as in the following (although Maven's `--quiet` > may be a recent addition): > > ```bash > mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="com.example.MyApplication" > -Dexec.args="test" --quiet > ``` > > This passes a single command-line argument to my Java `main()` method > args array: "test". If I want to pass a string with a space, I put it in > single quotes, like this: > > ```bash > mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="com.example.MyApplication" > -Dexec.args="'foo bar'" --quiet > ``` > > That passes a single string "foo bar" to my application `main()` method > args array. > > Now … what if I want to pass a single string "foo'bar" (note just one > single quote in the string) as a single string to my `main()` method > args array? is there some way to escape the single quote? The > [documention](https://www.mojohaus.org/exec-maven-plugin/java-mojo.html#commandlineArgs) > > doesn't give any clues. > > I guess I could look at the Exec Maven Plugin source code (if it's > available), but that would take half a day and I've already spent half > of today going down other rabbit holes. So I thought I'd ask here to see > if anyone knew; otherwise I'll investigate another day when I'm > refreshed (or just put a temporary note in my Bash script about this > corner case, but that's not really my style). > > Garret > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org
