Add a note about env variables and Microsoft Windows

Closes gh-10727
2017-10-25 13:22:52 +02:00
parent 8df5833b2a
commit 33ff2407e4
1 changed files with 3 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-cli.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-cli.adoc
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ To set JVM command line arguments you can use the `JAVA_OPTS` environment variab
 	$ JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx1024m spring run hello.groovy
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+NOTE: When setting `JAVA_OPTS` on Microsoft Windows, make sure to quote the entire
+instruction such as `set "JAVA_OPTS=-Xms256m -Xmx2048m"`. This will ensure the values
+are passed properly to the process.

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 ==== Deduced "`grab`" dependencies