List command does not work with path containing apostrophe character about node-ftp HOT 5 CLOSED

I tried duplicating this locally (with FileZilla Server) but it works for me.

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I've created you test ftp account so you can test it directly. The server is CentOs with cpanel/whm software, regular web hosting account.

host: 50.28.85.148
user: a1sb
pass: testpass

There are two folders inside public_html: "app" and "app' 2", they have identical content, but first one returns file list and second returns empty list.

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Ok, so it looks like the behavior is undefined with paths like this. Implementations seem to differ when it comes to handling paths with spaces, quotes, and the like.

At this point I would probably do something like what the FileZilla client does, which is: change to the directory, do a list, and then change back. Something like this:

function sillylist(path, cb) {
  if (typeof path === 'string') {
    // store current path
    c.pwd(function(err, origpath) {
      if (err) return cb(err);
      // change to destination path
      c.cwd(path, function(err) {
        if (err) return cb(err);
        // get dir listing
        c.list(function(err, list) {
          // change back to original path
          if (err) return c.cwd(origpath, cb);
          c.cwd(origpath, function(err) {
            if (err) return cb(err);
            cb(err, list);
          });
        });
      });
    });
  } else
    c.list(path, cb);
}

I believe that should work for all implementations no matter the characters in the path. I am thinking about possibly adding this as a separate, "safe" version of list() to avoid this kind of thing in the future.

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Using a CWD command works for me. Thank you!

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