Properly escaping a path with spaces in CMD shell

Question

I have the following path:

"d:\workspace\Server trunk - CI\make\make & publish.bat"

However, when I try to execute this from a cmd shell, I get the error:

'd:\workspace\Server' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

What am I doing wrong? Is there a way to escape those spaces properly?

user9517 · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-28T12:36:37.847

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You need to quote everything bar the extension

"d:\workspace\Server trunk - CI\make\make & publish".bat

edited Apr 28 '14 at 12:36

answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:29

user9517

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:29

3

"d:\workspace\Server trunk - CI\make\make" & publish.bat

answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:29

Jack Hughes

2 Answers2