keybase / keybase/keybase-issues
node.js client on Windows can not update when running under path with a space
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Description
if the Windows username has a white space in it. The command keybase update will fail.
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Start by reproducing the failure with keybase update when the Windows username or installation path contains a space. Trace the update flow used by the node.js client and verify that the command completes successfully from a path with spaces.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100