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improper handling of command line arguments in node 0.8.0
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run_in_mingw.sh
echo 'console.log(process.argv);' > test.js
node test.js /static
# prints out ['C\\:Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe', 'C:\\Users\\astacy\\code\\daft\\test.js', 'C:/Program Files/Git/static']
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run_in_windows_cmd_prompt.bat
node test.js /static
REM prints out ['node', 'C:\\Users\\astacy\\code\\daft\\test.js', '/static']
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aaronj1335 commented Jun 27, 2012

the problem is that when i run the same command in the git-bash shell (mingw) and the command prompt:

$ node test.js /static

i get two different results for the last command line argument, 'C:/Program Files/Git/static' in git-bash (which is incorrect, but i need git-bash for my dev environment) and '/static' in windows command prompt (which is correct, but is of no use to me).

at first i figured this was a problem with my mingw environment, but then running echo /static works correctly in mingw -- it prints out '/static' instead of the full path rooted at C:/

how do i get run_in_mingw.sh to work correctly in the git-bash shell?

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aaronj1335 commented Jun 27, 2012

also, this behavior started when i upgraded to 0.8.0.

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