Paths in Git Bash on Windows don't work

[Schweinepriester]

Reproduction

windows-test.mjs:

import { $ } from 'zx'
import path from 'node:path'
import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'

const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))

$.verbose = true
await $`zx --version`
await $`mkdir -p ${path.join(__dirname, 'AA-zx-test')}`
await $`mkdir -p BB-zx-test`
await $`ls -l | grep zx-test`

Actual behavior

await $`mkdir -p ${path.join(__dirname, 'AA-zx-test')}`

silently does nothing on Windows in Git Bash.

The generated command

mkdir -p $'C:\\git\\frontend_main\\apps\\acheron\\AA-zx-test'

appears to be correct though, as running it manually works.

Works without issue on macOS & Linux in Bash.

Expected

await $`mkdir -p ${path.join(__dirname, 'AA-zx-test')}`

working, as on other OS.

[Schweinepriester]

ah, btw., also had a colleague on windows run the windows-test.mjs from above - same behavior, so it's not just my setup…

[nizar0x1f]

I apologize for the confusion with the two PRs I created and closed #1237 and #1274. I ran into some configuration issues on my end.

[Schweinepriester]

not tested yet, but maybe the \f is the issue? 🤔

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3091524/what-are-carriage-return-linefeed-and-form-feed

[Schweinepriester]

^ yes it is! :D

having \f in the path causes the command to silently fail:

curiously having run that^, there's 'C:'$'\f''zxtest'/ in the folder in there's AA-zx-test:

[Schweinepriester]

ok, I don't think it's form feed, but rather drive letters that are in use/reserved(?)

doesn't work

• a
• b
• c
• f

works

• z
• w

which, so far, is plausible for my system.

[Schweinepriester]

something else of note I came across:

$ caddy run --config $'C:\\git\\web_main\\packages\\devenv\\src\\commands\\start_server\\zcaddy.json'

turned into

  'Error: reading config from file: open C:\\git\\web_main\\packages\\devenv\\src\x0Fmmands\\start_server\\zcaddy.json: The filen
ame, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.\n',

note the \c (or \co?) => \x0F