[EXEC-83] Arguments with spaces lead to quotes in arguments in bash

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.2

Environment

Java 7 & OSX

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Kevin Brown
• Created: 19/Feb/14 17:51
• Updated: 27/Mar/14 10:37

Description

If I run my script directly from a bash prompt I see a different behavior than if I launch with commons-exec. This may be the nature of the beast (java Runtime-exec interacting with bash), but leads me to have to rewrite scripts to remove extraneous quotes.

Here is my script:
$ cat ./foo.sh
#!/bin/bash
echo "$@"

case I: commons-exec with no spaces ==> arguments do NOT have quotes when in bash script

cmdLine=[/opt/bmam/bin/avidcommand/write_xmp_remote.sh, 70059021, RAW-one_two_three, http://foo.com]
output (of $@):
70059021 RAW-one_two_three http://foo.com

case II: commons-exec with spaces ==> arguments have quotes when in bash script

cmdLine=[/opt/bin/foo.sh, 70058269, "AIR-one two three", http://foo.com]
output (of $@):
70058269 "AIR-one two three" http://foo.com

case III: execute directly from bash ==> arguments do NOT have quotes when in bash script

$./foo.sh 70058891 "one two three" http://foo.com
output (of $@):
70058891 one two three http://foo.com