AWS CLI one line installer failing when the path to it contains a space (e.g. WSL)

[aneutron]

Describe the bug

Hello,

I was attempting to install AWS CLI on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux, Debian). The one-liner worked nice until it broke because it couldn't find the installer, and this is the error I got: ./aws/install: 78: /mnt/c/Users/MyFirstName: not found

This was weird, but it made sense since I was installing AWS CLI from `/mnt/c/Users/MyFirstName\ MyLastName' (which is how WSL references the host's file (Windows files).

I'm not sure if that intended behavior, but it looked to me like it was an error case that should be handled, so I thought it might be better to report it anyway.

Regression Issue

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Expected Behavior

The install succeeds regardless of whether the path contains spaces.

Current Behavior

The install stops midway.

Reproduction Steps

Put the installer on a path that contains spaces, attempt to install AWS CLI.

Possible Solution

Haven't looked at the code unfortunately, but perhaps better to check the path properly at the beginning.

Additional Information/Context

No response

CLI version used

aws-cli/2.19.1 Python/3.12.6

Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)

Linux/5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 exe/x86_64.debian.12

[adev-code]

Hi @aneutron, thanks for reaching out. I was not able to reproduce the same issue. I was able to install AWS CLI on a file path containing a space. Were you able to reproduce this on a non-WSL environment? If so, could you go into detail about your steps to do that? Thanks!

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[aneutron]

Hey ! Sorry I missed your answer. I'll try and get you detailed reproduction steps and possibly a fix in the next few days.