Leading $ in filename fails to locate file.

• nodemon -v: 2.0.7
• node -v: v15.11.0
• Operating system/terminal environment: Lubuntu
• Using Docker? What image: N/a
• Command you ran: (Specified below)

Expected behaviour

nodemon "$myFile.js" -> [nodemon] starting 'node $myFile.js' Should run the filename specified.

Actual behaviour

nodemon "$myFile.js" -> [nodemon] starting 'node .js' Trims all but the extension and fails to locate the file.

Steps to reproduce

Create a file with a leading $ (dollar sign) and attempt to run it. I assume it’s incorrectly identifying it as a regex expression?

[RaisinTen]

Consider escaping the $ by prepending it with a \ like nodemon \$myFile.js.

[remy]

Like @RaisinTen said, you need to escape your $ string - it’s because your shell environment is trying to replace it with an environment variable. Similarly to how I might write echo "Hello $USER" it will swap $USER for my currently logged in user.

As it was noted, this isn’t an issue with nodemon, and it might be wise to avoid using $ in filenames in general as it’ll bite you elsewhere down the chain.