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Windows 11
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💥 Bug: get_iplayer fails when Scoop is installed under a user profile with spaces in the name
❌ Problem
When get_iplayer is installed via Scoop and the Windows user profile contains a space (e.g. C:\Users\Joe Bloggs), running get_iplayer results in the following error:
'C:\Users\Joe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
This happens because the launch script does not properly quote paths that include spaces.
🧪 Diagnosis
The file:
C:\Users\Joe Bloggs\scoop\apps\get-iplayer\current\scoop_get_iplayer.cmd
contains:
@echo off
%~dp0get_iplayer.cmd --profile-dir "C:\Users\Joe Bloggs\scoop\apps\get-iplayer\3.35.0\profile" %*This breaks because %~dp0get_iplayer.cmd expands to a path with spaces and is not wrapped in quotes.
✅ Fix
Edit the file:
C:\Users\Joe Bloggs\scoop\apps\get-iplayer\current\scoop_get_iplayer.cmd
Change this line:
%~dp0get_iplayer.cmd --profile-dir "C:\Users\Joe Bloggs\scoop\apps\get-iplayer\3.35.0\profile" %*To this:
@"%~dp0get_iplayer.cmd" --profile-dir "C:\Users\Joe Bloggs\scoop\apps\get-iplayer\3.35.0\profile" %*This wraps the path in quotes so it works even if the path contains spaces.
📌 Suggested Fix
The scoop_get_iplayer.cmd script generated by the Scoop install should quote the path to get_iplayer.cmd to avoid this issue for users with spaces in their usernames or install paths.
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scoop bucket add main
scoop install main/get-iplayer
get_iplayer
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