[MNG-6256] Maven script can break if "-f" path contains special characters

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.5.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.6.1
• Component/s: Command Line
• Environment: Windows 10 with PowerShell
• Assignee: Sylwester Lachiewicz
• Reporter: Christoph Etzel
• Created: 12/Jul/17 13:25
• Updated: 28/Mar/20 15:03
• Resolved: 09/Jan/19 00:38

Description

Executing maven on Windows using the -f or --file parameter to specify an alternate POM file can break the script if the path contains special characters.
It was originally discovered on a Windows Jenkins instance with working directory located under C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins......

Example:

mvn -f "folderWithClosing)Bracket/pomFolder"

Command line output: "Bracket/pomFolder" kann syntaktisch an dieser Stelle nicht verarbeitet werden.

Just for fun: Starting calc from maven script using -f

mvn -f " ' & start calc"

Command line output: POM file ' and a new calculator process

The bug was introduced with commit https://github.com/apache/maven/commit/f8ab2a650f32d5d87126d341d9bbfccbf99fd0ca for issue MNG-5889.

Workaround: Use maven 3.3.9 or below

Possible fix: Escape %FILE_ARG% and %POM_DIR% with " in echo commands in maven.cmd (line 120 and 129).

Issue Links

• Blocked: MNG-6350 Maven 3.5.2 Command Line mvn.cmd fails on path names containing round bracket "()" chars
• is duplicated by: MNG-6346 ... was unexpected at this time when using -f option and path contains brackets
• is duplicated by: MNG-6350 Maven 3.5.2 Command Line mvn.cmd fails on path names containing round bracket "()" chars
• is related to: MNG-5889 .mvn directory should be picked when using --file
• relates to: MNG-6385 Windows mvn.cmd fail with incorrect command syntax.
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #128
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #128