[SOLR-11611] Starting Solr using solr.cmd fails under Windows, when the path contains a parenthesis character

• Type: Bug
• Status: Patch Available
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 7.1, 7.4
• Component/s: scripts and tools, SolrCLI

Environment

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15063]
java version "1.8.0_144"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_144-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.144-b01, mixed mode)

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jakob Furrer
• Created: 06/Nov/17 14:53
• Updated: 30/Apr/23 16:27

Description

Starting Solr using solr.cli fails in Windows, when the path contains spaces.
Use the following example to reproduce the error:

C:\>c:

C:\>cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Company Name\ProductName Solr\bin"

C:\Program Files (x86)\Company Name\ProductName Solr\bin>dir
Volume in Laufwerk C: hat keine Bezeichnung.
Volumeseriennummer: 8207-3B8B

Verzeichnis von C:\Program Files (x86)\Company Name\ProductName Solr\bin

06.11.2017 15:52 <DIR> .
06.11.2017 15:52 <DIR> ..
06.11.2017 15:39 <DIR> init.d
03.11.2017 17:32 8 209 post
03.11.2017 17:32 75 963 solr
06.11.2017 14:24 69 407 solr.cmd
3 Datei(en), 153 579 Bytes
3 Verzeichnis(se), 51 191 619 584 Bytes frei

C:\Program Files (x86)\Company Name\ProductName Solr\bin>solr.cmd start
"\Company" kann syntaktisch an dieser Stelle nicht verarbeitet werden.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Company Name\ProductName Solr\bin>

Issue Links

• Blocked: SOLR-12538 log4j exceptions during startup on Windows
• is related to: SOLR-16757 Umbrella Ticket for Revamping Solr CLI's for the Future