- 1 year ago
Using composer require without quotes
When using the composer require
command in PHP's Composer dependency manager, you generally need to enclose the package name and version in quotes. The quotes are necessary to ensure that the package name and version are interpreted as string arguments by the command line.
For example, the typical syntax for installing a package with composer require
is:
bashcomposer require "vendor/package:version"
Here, "vendor/package:version"
is enclosed in quotes to ensure that it is treated as a single argument.
If you try to run composer require
without quotes, like composer require vendor/package:version
, it may result in a command line error or unexpected behavior, as the command line interpreter may interpret the package name and version separately.
Therefore, it is recommended to use quotes when specifying the package name and version in the composer require
command to ensure proper execution and interpretation of the arguments.