node.js - Unable to execute child_process.exec() when path has spaces -

i using appjs , want execute command open folder.

what have

var path = __dirname + '/folder open/';  // path = c:\program files\myapplication/folder open/ require("child_process").exec("start " + path); 

error

could not find file c:\program

what tried

i tried escape spaces, didn't work.

var path = __dirname + '/folder open/';  path = path.replace(' ', '\ '); // path = c:\program files\myapplication/folder open/ require("child_process").exec("start " + path); 

when put path between quotes, no folder opened, prompt.

var path = "\"" + __dirname + "/folder open/\""; path = path.replace(' ', '\ '); // path = "c:\program files\myapplication/folder open/" require("child_process").exec("start " + path); 

related bug https://github.com/isaacs/npm/pull/2479

does has fix or workaround?

to open path contains spaces, must replace double backslash.

in code escaped space character:

"\ " 

what need escape backslash character makes output string:

"\\ " 

try this:

var path = __dirname + '/folder open/';   // notice double-backslashes on following line path = path.replace(/ /g, '\\ ');  require("child_process").exec("start " + path);