[MNG-2190] -Dkey=value parameters cannot include spaces in the value

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.2
• Component/s: Command Line
• Environment: Darwin
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Gordon Henriksen
• Created: 30/Mar/06 06:51
• Updated: 06/Apr/15 00:52
• Resolved: 30/Dec/09 14:05

Description

Even if I properly escape spaces in a path at the shell level, Maven seems to re-split the command parameters. For instance, on Unix, the following should all run the compile goal with a property foo="bar baz":

$ mvn compile "-Dfoo=bar baz"
$ mvn compile -Dfoo="bar baz"
$ mvn compile -Dfoo=bar\ baz

But in fact, Maven fails, complaining that "baz" is an invalid task:

[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Invalid task 'baz': you must specify a valid lifecycle phase, or a goal in the format plugin:goal or pluginGroupId:pluginArtifactId:pluginVersion:goal
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: < 1 second
[INFO] Finished at: Wed Mar 29 15:21:01 EST 2006
[INFO] Final Memory: 1M/2M
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Is this intended behavior? Seems as if Maven is unnecessarily splitting the string, when the OS already does as much.

I was merely trying to run:

mvn deploy:deploy-file "-Dfile=/Users/me/Desktop/Bellicose SDK/lib/Bellicose.jar" ...

In my case, it's practical to work around by renaming the Bellicose SDK folder, but it seems as if Windows users stuck with "C:\Documents and Settings\..." might have a harder time of it.

Issue Links

• duplicates: MNG-1415 quoted arguments are not being protected
• is duplicated by: MRELEASE-436 Spaces in scmCommitPrefix cause errors in attempting to release
• relates to: MNG-3529 mvn -Da=" " throws an excepltion