Unable to pass command line parameters after the double dash in Windows Terminal

[hh54188]

Windows Terminal version

1.21.2911.0

Windows build number

10.0.19045.2604

Other Software

Node: v20.16.0
NPM: 10.8.1

Steps to reproduce

Here is the command I want to run on Windows Terminal:

pm2 start C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\http-server\bin\http-server --name http-server-app -- --port 3000

If I run it in the Windows Terminal, I will get this error:

error: unknown option `--port'.

The same error will appear in the Powershell. But it will succeed in the Command Line.

Is there a way to solve this problem?

Expected Behavior

The port number parameter can be passed to the command line successfully.

Actual Behavior

error: unknown option `--port'.

[DHowett]

When you say “in Windows Terminal,” is there a chance you mean “in PowerShell”?

Terminal supports running different shells, like PowerShell and Command Prompt.

If you are seeing a difference in argument handling, there is a chance you are not using the shell you are expecting.

EDIT: ah, I see you included that info in your original issue.

[DHowett]

Is there a way to solve this problem?

You can run Command Prompt inside Windows Terminal. Please consult the dropdown menu for either a one-off option to run Command Prompt or a permanent option to configure your “Default Profile”.

[elsaco]

@hh54188 in pwsh try using quotes or escape the double hyphen.

Sample output:

PS C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount> pm2 start C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\http-server\bin\http-server --name http-server-app '--' --port 3000
[PM2][ERROR] Script not found: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\http-server\bin\http-server
PS C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount> pm2 start .\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\http-server\bin\http-server --name http-ser
ver-app -- --port 3000

  error: unknown option `--port'

PS C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount> pm2 start .\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\http-server\bin\http-server --name http-server-app `-- --port 3000
[PM2] Starting C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\http-server\bin\http-server in fork_mode (1 instance)
[PM2] Done.
┌────┬────────────────────┬──────────┬──────┬───────────┬──────────┬──────────┐
│ id │ name               │ mode     │ ↺    │ status    │ cpu      │ memory   │
├────┼────────────────────┼──────────┼──────┼───────────┼──────────┼──────────┤
│ 0  │ http-server-app    │ fork     │ 0    │ online    │ 0%       │ 45.6mb   │
└────┴────────────────────┴──────────┴──────┴───────────┴──────────┴──────────┘