dthree/cash

java -cp doesn't work

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#104 opened on Nov 28, 2016

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help wanted

Description

When trying to execute a java -cp command in the Cash shell, -cp isn't interpreted as a proper java command line argument and results in "Invalid option: 'c'. Showing Help: ...". Would love to stay in the shell for all of my development work.

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Tech stack
javascriptshell
Domain
cli
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic JavaScriptUnderstanding of command line argument parsing
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Explore the Cash source code to understand how command arguments are parsed and passed to spawned child processes. Likely the issue is in the argument splitting logic that incorrectly treats ' cp' as a flag to the shell rather than as an argument to the 'java' command. Identify the file(s) responsible for tokenizing the command line (e.g., in the parser or shell.js). Consider how other commands handle similar flags and implement a fix to pass unrecognized arguments to the underlying command.