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Error output when cd'ing into dev'd folder where path contains & #51
Description
It looks like dev is sensitive to e.g. ampersand in paths, resulting in errornous error-like output:
$ dev --version
dev 1.8.0
$ which node
node not found
$ pwd
/Users/gaggle/Projects/pkgx-pathing-issues
$ cd foo\ \&\ bar/
$ cat package.json
{
"type": "module"
}
$ dev
$ which node
/Users/gaggle/.pkgx/nodejs.org/v24.4.0/bin/node
$ cd ..
-nodejs.org
$ cd foo\ \&\ bar/
[6] 49172
[6] + done set +a /Users/gaggle/Projects/pkgx-pathing-issues/foo
(eval):64: command not found: bar
$ which node
/Users/gaggle/.pkgx/nodejs.org/v24.4.0/bin/nodeThis output shows dev continues to work, but the [6] 49172 [6] + done set +a /Users/gaggle/Projects/pkgx-pathing-issues/foo (eval):64: command not found: bar presumably indicates some error somewhere.
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[-]Problems cd'ing into **emoji'd** sub dirs 🙈[/-][+]Problems cd'ing into emoji'd dirs 🙈[/+][-]Problems cd'ing into emoji'd dirs 🙈[/-][+]Errors when cd'ing into `dev`'d folder where path contains `&`[/+][-]Errors when cd'ing into `dev`'d folder where path contains `&`[/-][+]Error output when cd'ing into `dev`'d folder where path contains `&`[/+]gaggle commentedon May 7, 2026
On closer inspection I think this relates to a deeper issue where
devis misfiring on subfolders.Below I go through a script showing my system has no system-level Elixir, then I
cdintointellij-flexible-elixir-monorepowhich enables Elixir viadev. So far so good. We can also see Elixir remains available in subfolders.But when I
cdback to home and then back directly intointellij-flexible-elixir-monorepo/packagesthendevstarts misfiring: It doesn't active the devenv, and it displays a permission denied issue on changing dirs. To my eyes this undercuts the essential property ofdevs direnvs: