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Reputation: 914

Invalid syntax. Default option is not allowed more than '2' time(s)

I am having trouble understanding why I am getting this error:

ERROR: Invalid syntax. Default option is not allowed more than '2' time(s).
Type "SETX /?" for usage.

Implementation

C:\Users>setx JAVA_HOME "C:\DOC\JDK64\1.8.0.74"

SUCCESS: Specified value was saved.

C:\Users>setx PATH "%PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin"
ERROR: Invalid syntax. Default option is not allowed more than '2' time(s).
Type "SETX /?" for usage.

C:\Users>setx PATH "%PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%bin"
ERROR: Invalid syntax. Default option is not allowed more than '2' time(s).
Type "SETX /?" for usage.

Upvotes: 16

Views: 21379

Answers (5)

Moty
Moty

Reputation: 79

It is quite simple but hidden. Run setx /? and I suppose the answer is there. The PATH you give as a parameter (string) contains space/spaces. You should enclose the PATH between "".

Upvotes: 7

Zach Pedigo
Zach Pedigo

Reputation: 426

In the case that I saw, I was actually looking to close at the line causing the problem. I was looking for invisible tab characters, however the line actually read:

setx JAVA_HOME = "something" /m

The problem was that there should not be an equal sign. I removed it and that resolve the issue for me.

Upvotes: 0

LongDev
LongDev

Reputation: 221

i try to set enviroment with powershell it works, but in cmd it throws that erro

setx path "%path%;D:\edge_download\geckodriver-v0.33.0-win64/geckodriver.exe"

Upvotes: -1

zolokonst
zolokonst

Reputation: 11

Try to open your bat file in Notepad++, not windows notepad. You may see invisible whitespaces which should not be there.

Upvotes: 0

NullPointerWizard
NullPointerWizard

Reputation: 489

This error can also be caused by invisible chars (check for hidden TAB)

Upvotes: 0

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