Webpack-dev-server: parent directories with spaces don't seem to be supported

Created on 11 Apr 2018 · 5Comments · Source: webpack/webpack-dev-server

Operating System: Windows 10 Home v1709 Build 16299.371
Node Version: 9.11.1
NPM Version: 5.6.0
webpack Version: 4.4.0
webpack-dev-server Version: 3.1.1

[x] This is a bug
[ ] This is a modification request

Information and problem details found at
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49763540/webpack-webpack-dev-server-react-shows-directory-listing-when-it-should-show-app

Code

Not my code, but a simple starter repo I've used for testing:
https://github.com/bradtraversy/react_webpack_starter

Expected Behavior

App runs, worked on one computer until issue was solved.

Actual Behavior

Shows Directory listing instead of app, same code/repo worked on one computer but not another. See github issue for more information.

For Bugs; How can we reproduce the behavior?

I used my C drive to isolate the issue.

mkdir "test test" // works if the directory is testtest
cd "test test"
git clone https://github.com/bradtraversy/react_webpack_starter
cd react_webpack_starter
npm install
npm start (runs webpack-dev-server --mode development --open --hot)

For Features; What is the motivation and/or use-case for the feature?

Source

Gander7

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Most helpful comment

Same here, I've wasted 14 hours to figure out why this happening.
Just downgrade webpack-dev-server to exact v3.1.1 or remove all spaces in project path till fix.

frontendmonster on 13 Apr 2018

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All 5 comments

workaround would be to put your project where there are no spaces in the absolute path. Unfortunately, all my projects are in my user directory (C:/Users/John Doe), which is not trivial to change :(

Gander7 on 11 Apr 2018

Found it in webpack-serve as well.

They redirected the issue to possibly webpack-dev-middleware since it is a common thread and a likely place.

Any other possible thoughts, clues, or insights?

Gander7 on 11 Apr 2018

Same here, I've wasted 14 hours to figure out why this happening.
Just downgrade webpack-dev-server to exact v3.1.1 or remove all spaces in project path till fix.

frontendmonster on 13 Apr 2018

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@frontendmonster yea I moved all my projects on that computer to a different root. Couldn't remove spaces because they were in my username. I'll request on all future work computers they refrain from making usernames with spaces lol

Gander7 on 13 Apr 2018

Fixed in https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/commit/e606cf1fa747b9b6d828dc259d346d1cf2f0d549, if somebody still have problem feel free to feedback thanks!