Passing an argument list with spaces in Powershell

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I am using Start-Process with arguments to start a program in powershell.

$ServerToStart = "C:/a/b/c/xyz.exe"

Start-Process $ServerToStart -ArgumentList "a, b, Foo Bar"

Arguments a & b work perfectly, however, the "Bar" of the argument "Foo Bar" is ignored, and only the "Foo" is accepted - presumably because of the space.

How do I solve this in powershell?

TakeCourage · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-22 16:56:52Z

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According to PS documentation, "If parameters or parameter values contain a space, they need to be surrounded with escaped double quotes. For more information, see about_Quoting_Rules."

So, in this case I think the right way would be

Start-Process $ServerToStart -ArgumentList "a, b, `"Foo Bar`""

answered Apr 22, 2021 at 16:56

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Mike · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-22 16:18:30Z

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Have you tried encapsulating the argument in quotes:

Start-Process $ServerToStart -ArgumentList "a, b, 'Foo Bar'"

answered Apr 22, 2021 at 16:18

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S.Stevens Over a year ago

Unfortunately this does not work - it causes everything after the start of the quote to break - as if I've left an open quote.

trobblob · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-07 14:03:42Z

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In my experience, this is how it usually works:

$ServerToStart = "C:/a/b/c/xyz.exe"

Start-Process $ServerToStart -ArgumentList "a", "b", "Foo Bar"

answered Jul 7, 2022 at 14:03

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