[JIRA] [core] (JENKINS-27113) Escape absolute path contained in globaly exposed variable $WORKSPACE

[janno@ut.ee (JIRA)]

Janno Jõgeva created JENKINS-27113 Escape absolute path contained in globaly exposed variable $WORKSPACE Issue Type: Improvement Assignee: Unassigned Components: core Created: 24/Feb/15 8:49 PM Description: Hope I am not asking for something that has already been suggested. I think it would be nice to have spaces in this variable escaped. This would make build scripts more readable with default configuration. I have read this issue report: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-20600 And also seen the answers given in there. I agree with the decision made there. I would still like to see if this idea floats. Environment: Jenkins ver. 1.599 CentOS 7 Project: Jenkins Labels: job variable Priority: Minor Reporter: Janno Jõgeva

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[daniel@beckweb.net (JIRA)]

Daniel Beck commented on JENKINS-27113

Escape absolute path contained in globaly exposed variable $WORKSPACE

What exactly are you asking for? In what way should spaces be escaped where?

[janno@ut.ee (JIRA)]

Janno Jõgeva updated JENKINS-27113

Escape absolute path contained in globaly exposed variable $WORKSPACE

Change By: Janno Jõgeva (24/Feb/15 11:32 PM) Description:

Hope I am not asking for something that has already been suggested.

I think it would be nice to have spaces in  this  $WORKSPACE  variable escaped. This would make build scripts more readable with default configuration. Just to clarify I  am talking about the variable that is listed at jenkins.example.com/env-vars.html The one that is described as (The absolute path of the directory assigned on the master node for Jenkins to store data.) If a job has a name that has spaces in it then the value of that variable with default config would be: /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/Name of Job I am suggesting it to be: /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/Name\ of\ Job I  have read this issue report:

https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-20600 And also seen the answers given in there. I agree with the decision made there. I would still like to see if this idea floats.

[janno@ut.ee (JIRA)]

Janno Jõgeva commented on JENKINS-27113

Escape absolute path contained in globaly exposed variable $WORKSPACE

Thanks for the question! Hope it is better now.

[daniel@beckweb.net (JIRA)]

Daniel Beck commented on JENKINS-27113

Escape absolute path contained in globaly exposed variable $WORKSPACE

I don't think escaping works like you expect it to. In particular, this change would break everything that today handles spaces correctly. What specifically do you have problems with? In shell build steps, for example, you can just wrap $WORKSPACE in double quotes and you're good.