"ipfs swarm connect" command returns an error

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I’m trying to use the command

ipfs swarm connect /ip4/x.x.x.x/tcp/4003/ipfs/QmXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

I got this error :

Error: invalid peer address: invalid multiaddr, must begin with /

I don’t think I am doing something wrong, so what happens ?

2

What implementation and version are you using? Assuming this is go-ipfs, but worth asking.

The syntax looks correct and should work. Maybe something weird with your shell. What shell and OS are you using?

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What platform are you on?
This seems like an issue in MSYS2/cygwin or similar linuxy environments for Windows, it seems that the /ip4/… multiaddr is converted to an absolute Windows filepath (C:\ip4\x.x.x.x\...).

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Yeah, funny windows quirks I guess. Maybe it would work if wrapping the multiaddr with quotes like this:

ipfs swarm connect "/ip4/x.x.x.x/tcp/4003/ipfs/QmXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
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I’m not sure this is an actual fix - the fix depends on the environment. MSYS2 needs setting an environment variable, and cygwin has some other solution.

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You can always try:

echo /ip4/x.x.x.x/tcp/4003/ipfs/QmXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | ipfs swarm connect
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I am using Windows 7 Pro and Git Bash.

I tried with “” and echo as suggested, both doesn’t work.

Edit: I just try in a Command Prompt, it works.

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For reference, I found two related issues in ipfs/go-ipfs’s issue tracker: