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Empty arguments not passed correctly #4661
Description
Steps to reproduce
If you run any program with parameter "" program won't receive it as it does in CMD.
Example using simple python script:
#test.py
import sys
print( sys.argv )PS C:\Users\admin\Desktop> py27 test.py test ""
['test.py', 'test']
PS C:\Users\admin\Desktop>cmd
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15063]
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C:\Users\admin\Desktop>py27 test.py test ""
['test.py', 'test', '']Expected behavior
PS should pass "" as it is.
Actual behavior
PS completely removes parameter without ever passing it to the program.
Environment data
> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 6.0.0-beta
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId v6.0.0-beta.5
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.15063
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
Activity
BrucePay commentedon Aug 24, 2017
This bug is related to #1995. In this case, quotes aren't being preserved for zero-length string arguments. The fix for #1995 should also include this case.
microsoft-github-policy-service commentedon Nov 16, 2023
This issue has not had any activity in 6 months, if this is a bug please try to reproduce on the latest version of PowerShell and reopen a new issue and reference this issue if this is still a blocker for you.
microsoft-github-policy-service commentedon Nov 16, 2023
This issue has not had any activity in 6 months, if this is a bug please try to reproduce on the latest version of PowerShell and reopen a new issue and reference this issue if this is still a blocker for you.
microsoft-github-policy-service commentedon Nov 16, 2023
This issue has not had any activity in 6 months, if this is a bug please try to reproduce on the latest version of PowerShell and reopen a new issue and reference this issue if this is still a blocker for you.
microsoft-github-policy-service commentedon Nov 23, 2023
This issue has been marked as "No Activity" as there has been no activity for 6 months. It has been closed for housekeeping purposes.