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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"test-debugger-exceptions fails when path contains special characters (spaces, $, \", Unicode)","articleBody":"### Test\n\ntest/parallel/test-debugger-exceptions\n\n### Platform\n\nmacOS x64\n\n### Console output\n\n```console\n--- stderr ---\n/Users/runner/work/node/node/dir%20with $unusual\"chars?'åß∂ƒ©∆¬…`/test/common/debugger.js:92\n        const timeoutErr = new Error(`Timeout (${TIMEOUT}) while waiting for ${pattern}`);\n                           ^\n\nError: Timeout (15000) while waiting for /break (?:on start )?in/i\n    at /Users/runner/work/node/node/dir%20with $unusual\"chars?'åß∂ƒ©∆¬…`/test/common/debugger.js:92:28\n    at new Promise (\u003canonymous>)\n    at Object.waitFor (...debugger.js:67:14)\n    at Object.waitForInitialBreak (...debugger.js:116:18) {\n  output: '\\n' +\n    '\u003c Debugger listening on ws://127.0.0.1:62755/a822d49a-62a8-4382-9bb9-5914aee2f453\\n' +\n    '\u003c Debugger attached.\\n' +\n    ' ok\\n' +\n    'debug> '\n}\nNode.js v27.0.0-pre\nCommand: out/Release/node \"/Users/runner/work/node/node/dir%20with $unusual\"chars?'åß∂ƒ©∆¬…`/test/parallel/test-debugger-exceptions.js\"\n```\n\n### Build links\n\n- https://github.com/nodejs/node/actions/runs/27022178726/job/79752723918\n\n### Additional information\n\nThe failure occurs specifically in the \"Re-run test in a folder whose name contains unusual chars\" CI step. The debugger attaches successfully but the expected break in ... line is never emitted - the process runs to completion instead of pausing at the initial break point. waitForInitialBreak then times out after 15s.\nThe special characters in the directory path (spaces, $, \", ?, ', Unicode, backticks) likely cause argument parsing or shell quoting issues when the debugger spawns its child process, causing --inspect-brk or the script path to be misinterpreted.\nNot reproduced locally in a normal path , failure appears tied specifically to the unusual-chars directory used in CI.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/DivyanshuX9","@type":"Person","name":"DivyanshuX9"},"datePublished":"2026-06-05T16:33:11Z","url":"https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/63758"}