[JENKINS-63553] String parameters with spaces issue

Hello,

I open this issue because I have a weird behavior with string parameter.

I am unable to pass something like this : var="value test"

it produce something like this : 'var="value' 'test"'

But what I want is : var="value test"

I'm using this string parameters to define extra vars for Ansible that I want to use like that :

 

ansible-playbook myplay.yml ${extra_options}

 

And it produce :

+ ansible-playbook myplay.yml -e 'var="value' 'test"'

...

ansible-playbook: error: unrecognized arguments: test"

At the end it should produce :

+ ansible-playbook myplay.yml -e var="value test"

How can I solve that ?

Thank you very much for your help.

Best regards,

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Originally reported by walkn, imported from: String parameters with spaces issue

• status: Open
  
• priority: Critical
  
• component(s): parameterized-trigger-plugin
  
• label(s): StringParameter
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 1
  
• watchers: 2
  
• imported: 2025-12-07
  

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Hello,


I open this issue because I have a weird behavior with string parameter.


I am unable to pass something like this : var="value test"


it produce something like this : 'var="value' 'test"'


But what I want is : var="value test"




I'm using this string parameters to define extra vars for Ansible that I want to use like that :


 



ansible-playbook myplay.yml ${extra_options}





 

And it produce :



+ ansible-playbook myplay.yml -e 'var="value' 'test"'

...

ansible-playbook: error: unrecognized arguments: test"





At the end it should produce : 



+ ansible-playbook myplay.yml -e var="value test"





How can I solve that ?


Thank you very much for your help.


Best regards,

• environment: Jenkins ver. 2.222.3

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