How to set javaagent in intellij idea VM Options?

Question

I am using Intellij Idea for development. I want to add log monitoring using

https://stackify.com/prefix/

and I am following their guide on setting javaagent from the below link

http://support.stackify.com/hc/en-us/articles/211497443-How-to-Enable-Java-Profiling-with-Prefix

When I run the project , I am getting the following error

IIntellij is reading the path till the first space only.

Kindly help me solve the issue. Thanks

Paginal

Have you tried escaping the spaces? – Therontheropod

@Therontheropod no I havent. Which escape character is acceped for vm options for space? – Paginal

I'm on Linux so I wouldn't entirely know for Windows, but I've used backslash. You may want to reference how to escape spaces in Windows paths, though. – Therontheropod

@Therontheropod tried backslash and ^ . Still reading till first space – Paginal

"c:\Program Files (x86)\Stackify..." ? – Tasker

Answer 1

You should put the file path in double quotes :

-javaagent:"C:\Program Files (x86)\StackifyPrefix\java\lib\stackify-java-sprn.jar"

Lightweight

How to use it from a dynamic path? i.e %AppData% – Aliaalias

Answer 2

Double quotes method explained by bowmore didn't work for me, had to go the slash way:

-javaagent:C:/Program Files (x86)/StackifyPrefix/java/lib/stackify-java-sprn.jar

Vermicular

How about on Linux – Ephesus

Try escaping spaces with backslashes – Vermicular

How to use it from a dynamic path? i.e %AppData% – Aliaalias