[CB-9073] Cordova fails to add Android/Windows platform to project when root folder contains "&"

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.0.1
• Component/s: cordova-android, cordova-lib, cordova-windows
• Assignee: Vladimir Kotikov
• Reporter: Vladimir Kotikov
• Created: 26/May/15 11:34
• Updated: 03/May/17 07:19
• Resolved: 28/May/15 08:32

Description

Repro steps:

mkdir “R&D”
cordova create testapp
cd testapp
cordova platform add windows

Expected:
Platform added successfully

Actual:
The following error is thrown:

D:\Projects\R&D\test>cordova platform add windows
Adding windows project...
Failed to create project due to Project directory already exists:
        D:\Projects\R
The system cannot find the path specified.
Error: C:\Users\toddmosc\.cordova\lib\npm_cache\cordova-windows\3.8.1\package\bin\create.bat: Command failed with exit code 1
    at ChildProcess.whenDone (C:\Users\toddmosc\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules
\vs-tac\node_modules\cordova\5.0.0\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\cordova\superspawn.js:131:23)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:110:17)
    at maybeClose (child_process.js:1015:16)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:1087:5)