# OSX: Build fails if there is a space in the .xcodeproj name

**URL:** <https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/osx-build-fails-if-there-is-a-space-in-the-xcodeproj-name/863>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [February 20, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/osx-build-fails-if-there-is-a-space-in-the-xcodeproj-name/863 "2017-02-20T17:52:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![convodev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@convodev](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/convodev)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/osx-build-fails-if-there-is-a-space-in-the-xcodeproj-name/863/1 "2017-02-20T17:52:41Z")

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Need to escape filenames on the building process

- xcodebuild -project NNN Desktop.xcodeproj -scheme ‘NNN TV’ clean build test  
xcodebuild: error: Unknown build action ‘Desktop.xcodeproj’.

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**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/osx-build-fails-if-there-is-a-space-in-the-xcodeproj-name/863/2 "2017-02-20T21:01:06Z")

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Hi,

Could you please share the whole log of the step which fails?

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**Author:** ![convodev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@convodev](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/convodev)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/osx-build-fails-if-there-is-a-space-in-the-xcodeproj-name/863/3 "2017-02-21T12:40:15Z")

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±-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
| (4) xcode-test-mac@1.0.6 |  
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| id: xcode-test-mac |  
| version: 1.0.6 |  
| collection: [https://github.com/bitrise-io/bitrise-steplib.git](https://github.com/bitrise-io/bitrise-steplib.git) |  
| toolkit: bash |  
| time: 2017-02-20T10:04:36-08:00 |  
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| |  
WARN[10:04:36] step.dependencies is deprecated… Use step.deps instead.  
INFO[10:04:36] \* [OK] Step dependency (xcode) installed, available.  
Configs:

- workdir: /Users/vagrant/git

- project\_path: Con Desktop.xcodeproj

- scheme: Con TV

- is\_clean\_build: yes

- generate\_code\_coverage\_files: no

- output\_tool: xcpretty

- xcodebuild\_version: Xcode 8.2.1 (Build version 8C1002)

- xcpretty\_version: 0.2.4

==\> Switching to working directory: /Users/vagrant/git

- ‘[’ xcpretty == xcpretty ‘]’
- set -o pipefail
- xcodebuild -project **Con Desktop**.xcodeproj -scheme ‘Con TV’ clean build test
- xcpretty  
**xcodebuild: error: Unknown build action ‘Desktop.xcodeproj’.**  
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±–±--------------------------------------------------------------±---------+  
| x | xcode-test-mac@1.0.6 (exit code: 65) | 5.77 sec |  
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| Issue tracker: …s://github.com/bitrise-steplib/steps-xcode-test-mac/issues |  
| Source: [https://github.com/bitrise-steplib/steps-xcode-test-mac](https://github.com/bitrise-steplib/steps-xcode-test-mac) |  
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**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/osx-build-fails-if-there-is-a-space-in-the-xcodeproj-name/863/4 "2017-02-21T13:07:57Z")

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Thanks @convodev!

@godreikrisztian & @tamaspapik can you please schedule a fix for this?

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**Author:** ![tamaspapik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/tamaspapik/32/251_2.png) [@tamaspapik](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/tamaspapik)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/osx-build-fails-if-there-is-a-space-in-the-xcodeproj-name/863/5 "2017-02-21T13:21:53Z")

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Scheduled! ✅ Thanks @convodev & @viktorbenei!

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**Author:** ![tamaspapik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/tamaspapik/32/251_2.png) [@tamaspapik](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/tamaspapik)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/osx-build-fails-if-there-is-a-space-in-the-xcodeproj-name/863/6 "2017-02-24T10:39:13Z")

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The issue is now resolved, the new step version will be available within couple of minutes.🎉  
Thank you for the feedback @convodev! 👌

**Edit:**  
Released, please make sure you are using the new 1.1.0 further more! 😊  
[http://discuss.bitrise.io/t/xcode-test-mac-v1-1-0](http://discuss.bitrise.io/t/xcode-test-mac-v1-1-0)